Downey, California

Links to Civic and Government Sites

State of California
California has been recognized as having a web site with more information than any other state. There are links to every state agency, and you can get a range of information from these links-from daily snow pack depths to the state Budget Summary to the Department of Motor Vehicles driver's handbook.

California Trade & Commerce Agency
Surfers can access a wide variety of information about all agency offices and programs. Browsers can also link to the latest agency press releases, OpEds, and the TeamCalifomia Newsletter.

California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division (DATA)
Quick access to critical information! All of the data that was available on the LMID's dial-in bulletin service is now available on the web! Get quickly linked to a range of employment data, including, the 202 data that lists employment by c industry code.

California Resources Agency primary website=CERES (California Environmental Resources Evaluation System)
This website facilitates access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse resources, including information about physical environments, living creatures and their habitats, and environmental impact reports and studies.

National Council for Urban Economic Development
Browsers at the CUED home page visit a "virtual city", where each building links to a practitioner service. You can link to information on CUED's upcoming conferences, to it's for-sale publications, to membership information, to Job Mart ads, and to many other CUED resources. This is a really fun and innovative web site!

Local Government Network (LGNet)
LGNet provides information on best practices in local government and offers communications forums for local government employees and those interested in community development. Two links available on this site include 1) telecommunications information targeting to local governments and 2) The Public WebMarket, a USDA funded ED project showcasing the wares of microenterprises check it out-this is a great resource to share with your small business partners'

Local Government Commission
Get info on the latest conferences and on recent publications. You can also link into LGC's Center for Livable Communities, a site that provides information on livability issues.

Expansion Management
"The best source for business expansion and relocation information on the internet." A great resource for marketing ideas! Look for the link to California Strategies, the official magazine of TeamCalifornia. Also, join in the on-line chat group in ED's Place, where you and others can discuss economic development policies, challenges and tactics.

LOCAL LEGISLATORS
U. S. SENATE
  HONORABLE BARBARA BOXER
  Local Office:
  2250 East Imperial Hwy.,
El Segundo, California 90245
(310) 441-5700
 
  Washington, D. C. Office:
  307 Cannon House Office Building
Suite 545
Washington, D. C. 20510
(202) 224-3553
U. S. SENATE
  HONORABLE DIANNE FEINSTEIN
  Local Office:
  11111 Santa Monica
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 914-7300
 
  Washington, D. C. Office:
  331 Senate Hart Office Building
Boulevard, Suite 904
Washington, D. C. 20510
(202) 224-3841
 
U. S. CONGRESS
  - 38TH DISTRICT
  HONORABLE STEVE HORN
  Local Office:
  4010 Watson Plaza Suite 160
Lakewood, California 90712
(310) 425-1336
 
  Washington, D. C. Office:
  1023 Longworth House Office Building Drive
Washington, D. C. 20515
(202) 225-6676
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
  - 4TH DISTRICT
  HONORABLE DEANE DANA
  Local Office:
  10025 East Flower Street
Bellflower, California 90706
(310) 804-8208
 
  Los Angeles Office:
  Hall of Administration, Room 822
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 974-4444
(213) 626-6941 (FAX)