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Everyday local services

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Trash & recycling

Find collection schedules, recycling options, disposal facilities and household hazardous-waste programs.

71 guides with official service links

Housing & Section 8

Find a housing authority, rental assistance and official applicant information.

47 guides with official service links

Zoning & building permits

Look up a property’s zoning and find the right permit office.

69 guides with official service links

Water & bill payments

Find your water utility and continue to its official billing service.

2 guides with official service links

Medi-Cal & health coverage

Find county eligibility offices, apply for coverage, renew Medi-Cal and update your case.

58 guides with official service links

Child support

Find your county or regional agency, local branches, and California tools to open a case, pay or receive support, manage a case and request changes.

47 guides with official service links

Veterans benefits

Find county benefits assistance, college fee waivers, VA disability and health-care guidance, and military service records.

56 guides with official service links

Food & cash benefits

CalFresh groceries, CalWORKs family cash aid, renewals, reports, EBT cards and appeals. Start with your county, then check the programme and dates.

58 guides with official service links

Voting & elections

Find your election office, registration information, voting locations and ballot drop-off sites. Check the service and dates before you travel.

58 guides with official service links

IHSS & in-home care

Apply for in-home assistance, manage care, become a provider, or find timesheet and payment help.

58 guides with official service links

DMV: licenses & vehicles

Shared California DMV instructions, county location maps, appointments, licenses, REAL ID, vehicle registration and title services.

58 guides with official service links

Emergency alerts & evacuation information

Find local emergency-alert registration, assistance and county-linked evacuation tools across California.

58 guides with official service links

Aging, disability & caregivers

Find meals, caregiver support, Medicare counseling, disability resource referrals and care programmes.

117 guides with official service links

Report adult abuse & neglect

Find county Adult Protective Services, reporting contacts and separate after-hours options.

58 guides with official service links

Independent living & disability support

Find independent living centres, assistive technology, peer support, advocacy, personal-assistance referrals and community support.

58 guides with official service links

Energy bills & home weatherization

Find LIHEAP bill assistance, crisis referrals, energy-saving home improvements, income guidance and appeals.

58 guides with official service links

Business licenses & tax certificates

Check the local authority, requirements, applications, renewal, changes and public license searches for your business.

69 guides with official service links

Jobs, unemployment & worker rights

Find unemployment benefits, job search and training, wage recovery and workplace retaliation help.

2 guides with official service links

Start & manage a business

California entity filings, seller permits, sales tax and professional licensing.

3 guides with official service links

Consumer complaints & professional checks

Find the responsible regulator for a professional or business complaint.

1 guides with official service links

Income taxes & refunds

Find California FTB filing, payments, credits, refunds and assistance. Check the tax year and your specific conditions.

1 guides with official service links

Insurance complaints & medical review

Find CDI or DMHC help with an insurance or health plan complaint, denied care, billing problems and eligible independent medical reviews.

2 guides with official service links

Student financial aid

Find California student aid, FAFSA or CADAA guidance, Cal Grant steps, state award accounts and free application-help workshops.

1 guides with official service links

Mental health & crisis support

Find county mental health services, 988 support and official access information.

57 guides with official service links

Vaccines & immunization records

Find California vaccine information, My Turn appointments, CAIR immunization records and school or child-care record requirements.

1 guides with official service links
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All service topics

Explore 24 service topics and 142 tasks. Find local providers and official state service links.

Personal and public records →Certificates, records requests and document copies5 tasksProperty and assessment →Assessed values, parcels and assessment appeals3 tasksTaxes and public finance →Property, state and business taxes3 tasksWaste and recycling →Collection, disposal, recycling and hazardous waste5 tasksHousing and homelessness →Rental assistance, housing programs and homelessness services3 tasksPlanning and construction →Land use, zoning, building, inspections and development5 tasksWater, sewer and energy →Utility accounts, bills, outages and customer assistance7 tasksHealth and public health →Health coverage, public health and behavioral health9 tasksBenefits and family services →Food, cash assistance, child care and family support17 tasksPublic safety and disasters →Emergency information, public safety and disaster recovery5 tasksCourts and legal help →Court information, jury service, traffic and legal self-help6 tasksBusiness and licensing →Business registration, licenses and professional regulation7 tasksJobs and unemployment →Job searches, training, benefits and workplace rights3 tasksTransportation and vehicles →Driver credentials, vehicles, streets and public transit11 tasksEducation and training →Schools, school districts, colleges and student aid4 tasksLibraries, parks and recreation →Libraries, recreation programs, parks and reservations3 tasksEnvironment and natural resources →Air quality, water quality, conservation and resource permits4 tasksElections and representation →Voter registration, election information and representatives2 tasksAnimal services →Licensing, shelters, lost pets and animal control2 tasksVeterans services →Benefits assistance and veteran programs6 tasksAging and disability →Independent living, caregiver and accessibility support25 tasksImmigration and citizenship →State resources and federal immigration pathways1 tasksConsumer rights and complaints →Consumer complaints, insurance and privacy3 tasksGovernment, meetings and accountability →Public meetings, budgets, procurement and government records4 tasks