The IGS Library collects budgets and financial reports, planning documents, and ordinance codes from cities and counties across California. Under state law (CA Gov Code § 50110(link is external)), the Library is a depository for these publications.
For a list of California local codes, see Codes and charters.
To view the collection of city and county documents related to land use and development, see the inventory of local planning documents.
The IGS Library has been collecting digital versions of the following California local government documents. Coverage for each publication type varies. We are migrating these materials from an old platform into our archive.org collection. Please email us at igsl@berkeley.edu if you are interested in accessing these materials.
- California Climate Action Plans - Both county and city documents.
- San Francisco Bay Area City Financial Documents - Budgets and financial reports for Bay Area cities.
- County Financial Documents - Budgets and annual financial reports.
- County Grand Jury Reports - Annual reports from county grand juries.
Find it in the catalog!
The IGS Library collection includes books, serials, and ephemeral material dating back to the early 1900s.
UC Library Search includes records for items cataloged at IGSL since 1983.
Material from before the early 1980s can be found through our subject book catalog (1918-77), subject card catalog (1978-83), and author card catalog (1918-83).