* Urban & Regional Planning 

Federal

• Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA, part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), manages the Federal government's responses to disasters.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- USACE plans, designs, builds, and operates dams and other civil engineering projects.
• U.S. Census Bureau -- the Census Bureau provides population statistics and Tiger Maps.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- HUD maintains a library of resources on homeownership, community development, and housing discrimination.
• U.S. Department of Transportation -- the US DOT website has information on the wide array of federal government transportation programs.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- the EPA seeks to protect human health and the environment.
• U.S. Geological Survey -- USGS provides scientific information to understand the Earth, manage natural resources, and to minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters.

California

• Air Resourses Board
• Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee
• Building Standards Commission
• California Coastal Commission
• California Conservation Corps
• California Emergency Management Agency
  
• California Energy Commission
• California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Colorado River Board of California
• Department of Boating and Waterways
• Department of Community Services and Development
• Department of Conservation
• Department of Fair Employment and Housing
• Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Department of Housing and Community Development
• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Department of Real Estate
  
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Water Resources
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Fair Employment and Housing Commission
• Little Hoover Commission
  
• Office of Planning and Research
  
• Office of Real Estate Appraisers
• Public Utilities Commission
  
• San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
• State Lands Commission
• Water Resources Control Board

Local

• League of California Cities -- an association of California city officials who work together to enhance their knowledge and skills, exchange information, and combine resources so that they may influence policy decisions that affect cities. Site includes an alphabetized list of links to the websites of California's 480 cities.