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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of 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:
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means that information is included on the government website
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means that the information was not provided on the government website
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P |
means that information was partially provided
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Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.
Conclusions chart
2012
The average website transparency grade for the 5 largest counties is a "B."
2009
This chart encompasses all California counties, which averaged a "C" grade in 2009.
All county website evaluations
| California County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
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| County
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Grades
|
Budget
|
Meetings
|
Elected Officials
|
Admin. Officials
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Permits/Zoning
|
Audits
|
Contracts
|
Lobbying
|
Public records
|
Taxes
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| Alameda County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Alpine County, California |
C |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Amador County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Butte County, California |
D |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Calaveras County, California |
C |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Colusa County, California |
F |
N |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Contra Costa County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Del Norte County, California |
C- |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| El Dorado County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Fresno County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Glenn County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N
|
| Humboldt County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Imperial County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Inyo County, California |
D |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Kern County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Kings County, California |
D |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Lake County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Lassen County, California |
D |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N
|
| Los Angeles County, California |
A- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
Y
|
| Madera County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Marin County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Mariposa County, California |
C- |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Mendocino County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Merced County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Modoc County, California |
F |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Mono County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Monterey County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Napa County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Nevada County, California |
A+ |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Orange County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Placer County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Plumas County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Riverside County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
P |
Y
|
| Sacramento County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| San Benito County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| San Bernardino County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| San Diego County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
P |
Y
|
| San Joaquin County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
P |
Y |
Y
|
| San Luis Obispo County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| San Mateo County, California |
B- |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Santa Barbara County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Santa Clara County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N
|
| Santa Cruz County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Shasta County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Sierra County, California |
C |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Siskiyou County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Solano County, California |
B |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Sonoma County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Stanislaus County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Sutter County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Tehama County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
P |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| Trinity County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Tulare County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Tuolumne County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Yolo County, California |
B- |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N
|
| Yuba County, California |
C- |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y
|
Correcting errors
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