Government of California - Local Government

Local Government

See also: Local government in California, List of California Health Districts, and List of school districts in California

California is divided into counties which are legal subdivisions of the state. There are 58 California counties, 480 California cities, and about 3,400 Special Districts and School Districts. Special Districts deliver specific public programs and public facilities to constituents, and are defined as "any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries."

To bring the fragmentation of local government power under control, the state Legislature created Local Agency Formation Commissions in all counties except San Francisco in 1963.

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