From Sunshine Review
Santa Cruz County is one of 58 counties in California. The county is contained within 445 square miles.[1]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of California county websites
[edit] The good
- The current budget is published.[2]
- Audit Reports are published. [3]
- Information on contracts is provided.[4]
- Information on taxes is provided.[5]
- The names and contact information for all board of supervisor members is available.[6]
- Board of supervisor meeting agendas and minutes are published.[7]
- Information on building permits and zoning is available.[8]
[edit] The bad
- There is no information on lobbying and administrative officials.
[edit] Lobbying
In 2008, Santa Cruz County reported $20,000 spent on lobbying. [10]
[edit] Schools
There are 38,000 students in the county, 10 separate school districts, and a county Office of Education in the county. [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Politics at play in county schools association formation", Central Coast, September 21, 2009
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Audit Reports
- ↑ Contracts
- ↑ Taxes
- ↑ Board
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ building permits and zoning
- ↑ Records
- ↑ Santa Cruz County - Open Secrets
