State Political News and Blogs

• Rough and Tumble (news update)
• Capitol Weekly
• Flash Report
• California Majority Report
• Around the Capitol
• California Political Daily
• SF Chronicle blog
• SI&A Budget Watch

State Government and Politics

• California home page
• Counting California (facts & stats)
• California bills and laws
• California Legislative Analyst
• California Court Information
• Field Poll

Elections

• Secretary of State election info
• CA Elections Data Archive (local, since 1995)
• Join California (CA elections, historical)
• CA Ballot Propositions since 1911 -- Database
• IGS database on districts
• Calvoter: Current CA election info
• California Democrats
• California Republicans
• LA City election info
• Maplight (campaign money)

Think Tanks & Advocacy Groups

• Rose Institute
• California Institute for Federal Policy Research
• Public Policy Institute of California
• California Budget Project
• Institute for Governmental Studies
• Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights

• National Conference of State Legislatures
• Council of State Governments
• National Governors Association
• Western Governors' Association
• National Association of Counties
• Census data on state & local governments
• US Conference of Mayors
• State and local government reference (LOC)
• Stateline (news & info)
• Statemaster (facts & stats)
• AEI Federalism Project
• Pew Center on the States