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Evaluation of California city websites

Contents

Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of California city websites.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

600px-Yes check.png means that information is included on the government website
600px-Red x.png means that the information was not provided on the government website
P
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 means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each City for more detailed information about what information is available on the City website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

[edit] Conclusions chart

  • Currently, this chart only encompasses the 6 largest cities plus the capital. The cities averaged a "B+" website transparency grade.
Budget? Meetings? Elected officials? Admin. Officials? Permits/Zoning? Audits? Contracts? Lobbying? Public records? Taxes?
Y
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6 6 6 5 5 6 4 3 6 5
P
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0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
N
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00 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0

[edit] Comparison chart

City Grades Budget Meetings Elected Officials Admin.Officials Permits/Zoning Audits Contracts Lobbying Public records Taxes
Bell, California D Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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N
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P
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N
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Y
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N
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Berkeley, California A- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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Costa Mesa, California A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Fresno, California B- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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Y
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Los Angeles, California B Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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P
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Maywood, California D P
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Sacramento, California A- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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San Diego, California A- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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Y
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Y
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San Francisco, California A- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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Y
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Y
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San Jose, California B Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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Y
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Y
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P
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Stockton, California C- Y
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Y
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P
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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N
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N
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N
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Walnut, California C- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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P
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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[edit] Cities without websites

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[edit] Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a California city, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

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