Evaluation of California county websites
Contents |
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on California county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on California's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
| |
means that information is included on the government website |
| |
means that the information was not provided on the government website |
| means that information was partially provided |
Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.
- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
Conclusions chart
2012
- The average website transparency grade for the 5 largest counties is a "B".
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Comparison chart
2009
In 2009 Sunshine Review evaluated all of the California counties, which averaged a "C" grade at that time.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 21 | 48 | 44 | 33 | 2 | 23 | 44 | |
| 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 14 |
All county website evaluations
Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a California county, you can correct it immediately or report the error.
Taking action








