California State Board of Equalization
In addition to administering key state revenue programs, the Board plays a critical role with regard to California property taxes. Further, it acts as the appellate body for franchise and income tax appeals. The primary duties of the Board of Equalization are described in the Annual Report.

Property Tax and Sales Tax Information
http://www.boe.ca.gov/

Frequently Asked Questions - Property Taxes Department
http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/faqs/faqspropindex.htm

Property Tax Publications, Forms and Assessor's Handbooks
http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/proptax.htm

Overview State Board of Equalizations Pamphlet #29, Jan. 1997
http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/pdf/pub29.pdf

Residential Property Assessment Appeals Guidelines State Board of Equalization Pamplet #30, April 1998
http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/pdf/pub30.pdf

Taxpayers' Rights Advocate (State)
http://www.boe.ca.gov/tra/tra.htm

Property Tax Payment Assistance - Aged 62 & The Disabled
Information on Franchise Tax Board Rebates.

Web Address http://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/hra/index.html

State Controller, Tax Postponement

Web Address http://www.sco.ca.gov/col/taxinfo/ptp/index.shtml

Index to California Property Tax Law
This index is intended to be a user-friendly, comprehensive supplement to SBE’s Property Taxes Law Guide Volumes 1 & 2, and includes references to selected Letters to Assessors, Attorney General Opinions, court cases, and other assorted citations. Every effort has been made to adapt the reference citations to the every-day language of the Assessor’s staff and to cross-reference material in as many ways as possible.

Web Address
http://www.boetaxes.ca.gov/property/pmaintoc.pdf

California Laws, Codes & Statutes
California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. Information presented reflects laws currently in effect. The Legal Information website contains a legal keyword search as well as a category law search. This site is very useful to anyone with question about our laws in California.

Web Address http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

Official California Legislative Homepage
This is the Official California Legislative homepage. It includes bill information, California Law, legislative publications as well as a section on who your legistlators are.

Web Address http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

California Assessor's Association
The CAA is a statewide non-profit professional association for County Assessors which was formed in 1902. The purpose of the Association is to promote:
Cooperation between assessing officers in California;

• Improvement of California assessment procedures and laws for the public good; and,
• Liaison with the State Board of Equalization and the International Association of Assessing Officers.

Web Address http://www.calassessor.org/

California State Association of Counties
The primary purpose of CSAC is to represent county government before the California Legislature, administrative agencies and the federal government. CSAC places a strong emphasis on educating the public about the value and need for county programs and services.

Web Address http://www.csac.counties.org/

State of California Resources Agency
Mission Statement: To restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.

The California Resources Agency oversees several departments including Fish and Game, Forestry and Fire protection, and the Department of Conservation.

Web Address http://resources.ca.gov/

California Department of Conservation
Those of us who live in California derive great benefit from the state's natural resources. With that benefit comes the responsibility to use and preserve our resources wisely, with both the economy and the environment in mind. The Department of Conservation works toward this goal through its programs to safeguard farmland and open space resources, regulate oil, gas and geothermal wells, study and map earthquakes, landslides and mineral resources, ensure reclamation of land used for mining, and promote beverage container recycling.

Web Address http://www.consrv.ca.gov/

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CDF is an emergency response and resource protection agency: protecting lives, property and natural resources from fire, responding to emergencies of all types, and protecting and preserving our timberlands, wildlands, and urban forest. CDF responds to an average of 6,300 wildland fires that burn nearly 144,000 acres each year, as well as respond to more than 286,000 other emergencies.

Web Address http://www.fire.ca.gov/

California Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV registers vehicles in California and licenses their drivers. This amounts to about 26 million vehicles registered and approximately 20 million licensed drivers. Other major DMV functions include recording ownership (certificate of title) of the vehicles DMV registers, maintaining driving records (accidents and convictions) of licensed drivers, issuing identification cards for individuals
registering and recording ownership of vessels, and much more.

Web Address http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dmv.htm

California Department of Housing and Community Development
One of 13 departments within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency (BT&H). As California's principal housing agency, the mission of HCD is to provide leadership, policies and programs to expand and preserve safe and affordable housing opportunities and promote strong communities for all Californians...

Web Address http://www.hcd.ca.gov/

California Department of Transportation
Caltrans improves mobility across California.

Web Address http://www.dot.ca.gov/

California Division of Aeronautics
The Division of Aeronautics administers noise regulation and land use planning laws that foster compatible land use around airports and encourages environmental mitigation measures to lessen noise, air pollution, and other impacts caused by aviation. The Division of Aeronautics also provides grants and loans for safety, maintenance and capital improvement projects at airports.

Web Address http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/planning/aeronaut/

California Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs mission is to confer and administer the benefits provided by a grateful State of California to its deserving veterans and their dependents.

Web Address http://www.cdva.ca.gov/

Department of Veterans Affairs
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.

Web Address http://www.va.gov/