This category is home to websites about the people, organizations, history, and politics of the state of California as a whole.
Recommended Resources
The Northern California contingent of the American Atheists organization provides, on its web site, a variety of arguments for atheism and against religion in general, and Christianity specifically. A schedule is provided for its regularly scheduled meetings and special events.
http://www.godlessgeeks.com/
The California Historical Society is an American information for those interested in the history of one of America's largest states. One of the site's most useful features is the California Cultural Directory. This database has over one thousand museums, historical sites and libraries across the state.
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
The website of the California National Guard provides information on this military unit. You can find out how to join the unit and learn about the unit's command structure. You can also find out about jobs offered through the National Guard on this website.
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/
California Preservation Foundation
The California Preservation Foundation is an organization that promotes historic preservation of California's buildings. You can join the organization from this website. You can also find out about the foundation's upcoming events through this website.
http://www.californiapreservation.org/
Psychic service that provides horoscopes and psychic consultations from California. The main service is one-on-one conversations with psychics who offer support and advice.
http://www.californiapsychics.com
California Public Interest Group
CALPIRG is a political website that advocates for political change. You can find out about the group's political objectives including identity theft prevention. The group is also advocating for a better political approach to health care and prescription drugs.
http://www.calpirg.org/
Information on the collective effort of Californian rare fruit enthusiasts, hobbyist and amateur horticulturists. Includes membership information, publications, fruit facts, Fruit Shoot contest rules and past winners, marketplace, information resources, and local chapters information.
http://www.crfg.org
California State Association of Parliamentarians
The California State Association of Parliamentarians is an organization that protects the interests of parliamentarians in California. You can find out how to join the organization here, The website also has publications that can help you understand the nature of parliamentary work and non-profit activity. The website also has details on the Association's conferences.
http://www.ca-parliamentarian.org
This personal web site revolves around the owner's interest in trolley lines and includes numerous historic photographs relevant to trolleys. He also posts pictures and asks for people to contact him to identify them.
http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/trolleys.htm
Californians for Pesticide Reform
The CPR seeks to eliminate the use of the worst - cancer causing, reproductive harming or acute poisoning - pesticides, and to reduce the overall use of the remaining pesticides, as well as to promote the use of sustainable pest control solutions in farms, communities, forests, homes, yards. etc.
http://www.pesticidereform.org/
Californians for Population Stabilization
CAPS works to preserve California’s future through the stabilization of its state’s human population. CAPS focuses largely on the issue of runaway immigration by sponsoring public and media awareness campaigns, as well as working with lawmakers to promote more responsible policies.
http://www.capsweb.org/
Calisphere is an educational resource about California's culture and history provided by the University of California. The site has a variety of interesting themed collections covering the World Wars, the frontier era, the gold rush era and the late twentieth century.
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
CAPC - PC, the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County, provided information about all forms of child abuse and their long-term consequences.
http://www.childresources.org/long_term_consequences
CCOSO, the California Coalition on Sexual Offending, is a non-profit organization, concerned with issues related to sexual offending.
http://www.ccoso.org/
CLG specializes in acquisition and conservation easements on properties that it seeks to protect from development, acting as a real estate broker, consultant or strategic advisor for buyers and sellers of natural resource properties in California. Its services, projects and partners are described here.
http://www.conserveland.com/
Headquartered in Berkeley, Conservation Partners is charged with promoting the preservation of land for the public interest, its services including advising, negotiating and drafting agreements to protect agricultural lands, natural habitats and open spaces through acquisitions, conservation easements and federal land exchanges. Its services and projects are discussed here.
http://www.conservationpartners.com/
Early History of the California Coast
This website, produced by the National Park Service, is a cultural website which offers maps and profiles of historical sites along the coast. There are also suggested itineraries for which sites to visit in this area.
http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/travel/ca/
Families to Amend California's Three Strikes is an American group dedicated to changing California's criminal law which mandates a life sentence to anyone who is convicted three times. The site assists the user in finding a local chapter and has an in-depth explanation of the law.
http://facts1.live.radicaldesigns.org/
Fiberarts Connection of Southern California is an organization which seeks to provide assistance and professional development assistance to disabled artists. You can also access the website of various physically challenged artists including Jamie Fingal, Kate DeWitt and Corky Tolley. The website also provides artistic challenges to inspire you.
http://www.fiberartsconnsocal.org
FOER is an environmental protection organization formed for the purpose of restoring the Eel River, with an immediate goal of removing two electric dams that are currently on the river. A discussion of the river and the organization are presented here, along other water issues, publications, and contact data.
http://www.eelriver.org/
The official website of the Green Party of California provides information on this party. You can read about the party's history and the issues that it advocates. The site also has information on the elections that the party is participating in. You can also find out which debates the party is participating in.
http://www.cagreens.org/
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Nonprofit agency of the California government that provides services to the homeless and details how to get help for somebody else. The website also has information on the department's hotlines.
http://www.lahsa.org/
Public Policy Institute of California
Offered by an organization dedicated to providing quality analysis about government policy in California, this web site contains analysis on a variety of policy areas including water, transportation, housing, infrastructure, political participation and so forth.
http://www.ppic.org/
Society for Ecological Restoration for California
SERCAL is a non-profit organization created for the professional or lay person researching, practicing, or interested in this field of ecology. Introductory material is available on SERCAL leadership, guilds, regions, contacts and membership policies, as well as its activities, events and job postings.
http://sercal.org/
California organization dedicated to the hobby of square dancing presents details on upcoming meetings, festivals and affiliates. The website also has information on the council's youth programs.
http://www.squaredance.org/
Promoting the importance of clean and enjoyable beaches, this website is participating in a variety of efforts to eliminate pollution and other problems on California's beaches. Also available is a utility by which donations to the organization may be made online.
http://www.surfridersd.org/
