Government

Saratoga

City of Saratoga	http://www.saratoga.ca.us/
Request Copy of a Building Permit	http://www.saratoga.ca.us/pdf/online_forms/microfiche_request_form.htm
Chamber of Commerce	http://www.saratogachamber.org/chamber/directory.htm
Hold Your Mail (U.S. Postal Service)	https://dunsapp.usps.gov/HoldMail.jsp
Santa Clara Country Library	http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/
Saratoga City Guide (Yahoo! Local)	http://local.yahoo.com/?csz=Saratoga+CA
Hold Your Newspapers
San Jose Mercury News	https://my.mercurynews.com/authenticate.asp
Wall Street Journal	https://services.wsj.com/Gryphon/index.dj

California

State and Local Government	http://www.ca.gov/
State Controller Unclaimed Property	http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/
California Department of Education Academic Performance Index	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ar/index.asp
Great Schools (compare schools)	http://mercurynews.greatschools.net/
County Governments	http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_sites.jsp?sCatTitle=County+Sites
Association of Bay Area Governments	http://www.abag.org/
Santa Clara County Government	http://santaclaracounty.org/
Santa Clara County Office of the Clerk Recorder Public Access Retrieval Information System (PARIS)	http://www.clerkrecordersearch.org/ (find recorded documents, e.g., deed of trust, quitclaim deed, mechanics lien, power of attorney)
Superior Court of California (Jury Duty)	http://www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/jury/default.htm
Labor Market Information	http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/default.htm
Sex Offender Locator	http://meganslaw.ca.gov/
Toxic Sites	http://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public
Property Taxes
Assessment Appeals	http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/cob (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)
Find Comparables	Cyberhomes, PropertySharks, Zillow
Property Assessment Information System	http://eservices.sccgov.org/ari/home.do
Property Tax Payments	http://payments.scctax.org/payment/jsp/currentSecured.jsp
Proposition 8	http://www.sccassessor.org/prop8

United States of America

Legislative Branch
U.S. House of Representatives	http://www.house.gov/
U.S. Senate	http://www.senate.gov/
The Architect of the Capitol	http://www.aoc.gov
Center for Legislative Archives	http://www.archives.gov/legislative/cla/
Electoral College	http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/
Congress.org Find officials, issues, organizations	http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ http://www.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials/ http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ http://www.statehumanities.com/advocacy/AdvocacyTips/GuidelinesCongress.htm
Congressional Budget Office	http://www.cbo.gov/
Congressional Res. Reports for the People	http://www.opencrs.com/
Government Accountability Office	http://www.gao.gov/
Government Printing Office	http://www.gpo.gov/
GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
The 9/11 Commission Report	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/
Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/
Copyright Office	http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Thomas (find text of bills)	http://thomas.loc.gov/
GovTrack (Tracking the U.S. Congress)	http://www.govtrack.us/
Judicial Branch
U.S. Supreme Court	http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
U.S. Courts of Appeals (Circuit Courts)	http://www.uscourts.gov/courtsofappeals.html
U.S. District Courts	http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts	http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html (Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 13)
The Federal Judicial Center	http://www.fjc.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/
U.S. Tax Court	http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/
Legal Information Institute	http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Executive Branch
Executive Office of the President	http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The President’s Cabinet (Department of...)	http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/
Department of Agriculture	http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Department of Commerce	http://www.commerce.gov/
Census Bureau	http://www.census.gov/
Patent and Trademark Office	http://www.uspto.gov/
Department of Defense	http://www.defenselink.mil/, http://www.defendamerica.mil/
Air Force	http://www.af.mil/
Army	http://www.army.mil/
Army National Guard	http://www.arng.army.mil/
Marine Corps	http://www.marines.mil/
Navy	http://www.navy.mil/
Defense Intelligence Agency	http://www.dia.mil/
National Security Agency/CSS	http://www.nsa.gov/
Office of Inspector General	http://www.dodig.mil/
Department of Education	http://www.ed.gov/
Department of Energy	http://www.energy.gov/
National Energy Research Scientific CC	http://www.nersc.gov/
Department of Health & Human Services	http://www.hhs.gov/
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	http://www.cdc.gov/ http://www.flu.gov/
National Institutes of Health	http://www.nih.gov/
Food and Drug Administration	http://www.fda.gov/ and http://www.fda.com/
Department of Homeland Security	http://www.dhs.gov/
Citizenship & Immigration Services	http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Customs & Border Protection	http://www.cbp.gov/, Border Wait Times, Airport Wait Times
Immigration & Customs Enforce.	http://www.ice.gov/
Federal Emergency Mgmt Agency	http://www.fema.gov/
Transportation Security Admin.	http://www.tsa.gov/
U.S. Coast Guard	http://www.uscg.mil/
U.S. Secret Service	http://www.secretservice.gov/
Department of Housing & Urban Develop.	http://www.hud.gov/
Department of the Interior	http://www.doi.gov/
Department of Justice	http://www.usdoj.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation	http://www.fbi.gov/
U.S. Marshals Service	http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/
Department of Labor	http://www.dol.gov/
Department of State	http://www.state.gov/
Consular Information Sheets	http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
Embassies	http://usembassy.state.gov/
Department of Transportation	http://www.dot.gov/
Department of the Treasury	http://www.treas.gov/
U.S. Mint	http://www.usmint.gov/
Internal Revenue Service	http://www.irs.gov/
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	http://moneyfactory.gov/
Office of Foreign Assets Control Cuban Cigar Sanctions	http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/ccigar2.pdf
Department of Veterans Affairs	http://www.va.gov/
List of executive branch czars	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_czars_of_the_Obama_administration#List_of_executive_branch_czars
Independent Agencies
Federal Agencies & Commissions	http://www.whitehouse.gov/our_government/federal_agencies_and_commissions/
Central Intelligence Agency	http://cia.gov/
C.I.A. Publications	http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/index.html
Environmental Protection Agency	http://www.epa.gov/
Federal Communications Commission	http://www.fcc.gov/
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	http://www.fdic.gov/, List of failed banks
Federal Trade Commission	http://www.ftc.gov/
Federal Citizen Information Center	http://www.info.gov/
FirstGov	http://federalreserve.gov/
FirstGov for Science	http://www.science.gov/
FedWorld	http://www.fedworld.gov/
General Services Administration	http://www.gsa.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Admin.	http://www.nasa.gov/
National Archives and Records Admin.	http://www.archives.gov/
National Science Foundation	http://www.nsf.gov/
Securities and Exchange Commission	http://www.archives.gov/
Social Security Administration	http://www.ssa.gov/
U.S. Postal Service	http://www.usps.com/
Postal Inspection Service	https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/
Office of the Inspector General	http://www.uspsoig.gov/
Government Benefits/Spending (also see Financial Blogs)
Acquisition Central	http://www.acquisition.gov/
Disaster Assistance (Are You Ready?)	http://www.disasterassistance.gov
E-Gov	http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/
Federal Business Opportunities	https://www.fbo.gov
Financial Stability Plan	http://www.financialstability.gov/
Flood Insurance	http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/
Government Benefits	http://www.govbenefits.gov
Government Loans	http://www.govloans.gov/
Grants	http://www.grants.gov/
Recalls	http://recalls.gov/
Recovery.gov	http://www.recovery.gov/
Small Business Startup Loans	http://www.sba.gov/
Student Loans	http://studentaid.ed.gov/
USA.gov / GobiernoUSA.gov (Spanish)	http://www.usa.gov/, http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa
USASpending.gov (IT Dashboard)	http://www.usaspending.gov/
Other
Links to State/Local Governments	http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
Wikipedia U.S. Government Portal	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Government_of_the_United_States
Blue Pages (State Facts)	http://www.officialusa.com/state/state.information/bluepages/index.html
Disclosure Documents (Obama Admin.)	http://projects.propublica.org/tables/the-obama-teams-disclosure-documents
FedNet! Broadcast	http://www.fedet.net/
Freedom.org	http://www.freedom.org
GovSpot	http://www.govspot.com/
Military Bases	http://www.globemaster.de/
Open Secrets	http://www.opensecrets.org/

World Governments

Constitution Finder	http://confinder.richmond.edu/
European Union	http://europa.eu/
Website Directory	http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/official.htm
World Economic Outlook	http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/index.htm

Banking

Central Banks
Canada	http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/
EC	http://www.ecb.int/
France	http://www.banque-france.fr/
Germany	http://www.bundesbank.de/
Italy	http://www.bancaditalia.it/
Japan	http://www.boj.or.jp/
Mexico	http://www.banxico.org.mx/
Netherlands	http://www.dnb.nl/
U.K.	http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/
U.S. (Federal Reserve System)	http://www.federalreserve.gov/
International Organizations
BIS	http://www.bis.org/
WFE/FIBV	http://www.world-exchanges.org/
IMF	http://www.imf.org/
OECD	http://www.oecd.org/
World Bank	http://www.worldbank.org/

Benefits

Benefits
Employee Benefits Security Administration	http://www.dol.gov/ebsa
Medicare	http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicaid	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidGenInfo/
Prescription Drug Finder	http://formularyfinder.medicare.gov/formularyfinder
Social Security Online	http://www.ssa.gov/
WorkSmart (how to find a job)	http://www.worksmart.ca.gov/find_resources_on_internet.html
GOP Solutions for America	http://www.gop.gov/

Investor Protection

Investor Protection
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/
Federal Trade Commission (identity theft)	http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
IOSCO (WW securities market regulators)	http://www.iosco.org/
N.A. Securities Administrators Association	http://www.nasaa.org/home/index.cfm (state regulatory sites)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC)	http://pbgc.gov/
Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC)	http://sipc.org/
State Securities Regulators	http://nasaa.org/
Securities and Exchange Commission	http://www.sec.gov

Statistics

General
Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics	http://www.bls.gov/
Census Bureau Statistical Abstract of the U.S.	http://www.census.gov/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Comparative Climate Data	http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climateresearch.html
Int’l Institute for Applied Systems Analysis	http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/POP/index.html?sb=1 (World Population)
Population Reference Bureau	http://www.prb.org/
National Institute of Corrections	http://www.nicic.org/BrowseTheLibrary/Main10.htm
National Science Foundation National Survey of College Graduates Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT)	http://sestat.nsf.gov/ http://sestat.nsf.gov/
Statistics from Federal Agencies	http://www.fedstats.gov/
Economic
Bureau of Economic Analysis	http://www.bea.gov/
Bureau of the Public Debt	http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/
Department of Commerce Statistics	http://home.doc.gov/Statistics_and_Research/
Labor Market Information	http://www.calmis.ca.gov/
Government Accountability Office	http://www.gao.gov/
Fiscal wake-up tour	http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d061078cg.pdf
Survey of Consumer Finances	http://federalreserve.gov/pubs/oss/oss2/scfindex.html
Consumer Expenditure Survey	http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm
Individual Tax Statistics Statistics on Income Bulletins	http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/index.html http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/productsandpubs/article/0,,id=130681,00.html
Office of Management and Budget	http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
Tax Statistics	http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/taxstats/display/0,,i1=40&genericId=16810,00.html
Trade Statistics	http://tse.export.gov/
Housing
American Housing Survey	http://www.huduser.org/datasets/ahs.html (2007 Survey)
Fact Sheets by community	http://factfinder.census.gov/
Federal Housing Finance Board	http://www.fhfb.gov/Default.aspx?Page=53
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgages	http://www.huduser.org/datasets/gse.html#download
HUD USER	http://www.huduser.org/datasets/pdrdatas.html
Mortgage Statistics	http://firestone.princeton.edu/econlib/mortgage.html
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)	http://www.ofheo.gov/ (2008 Report to Congress)

Geography

Daylight Savings Time	http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html
U.S. Geological Survey	http://www.usgs.gov/
U.S.G.S. State Fact Sheets	http://water.usgs.gov/wid/index-state.html
State Department Background Notes	http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
State Department Geographic Learning	http://geography.state.gov/htmls/plugin.html
CIA World Factbook	http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Portals to the World	http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
California Geological Survey	http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/

Education

U.S. Education Statistics	http://docs.lib.duke.edu/federal/guides/ed_stats.html
Educational Demographics Office	http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/
California Department of Education	http://www.cde.ca.gov/
California Reading List	http://harcourt.fsc.follett.com/california/wx/s.dll?d=combo_search
California School Directory	http://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldir/
Driver’s Permit Practice Test	http://www.dmv.org/dmv-practice-test.php
Saratoga Union School District	http://www.susd.k12.ca.us/
Saratoga High School Aeries (Homework and Transcripts) Parent Teacher Student Association	http://www.saratogahigh.org/ http://aeries.lgsuhsd.org/parent/ http://www.saratogahighptsa.org/index.shtml
Saratoga Redwood Middle School	http://www.susd.k12.ca.us/redwood/index.html
Saratoga Elementary School	http://www.saratogausd.org/saratoga/index.html
Education.com (general education)	http://www.education.com/
GreatSchools.net (compare schools)	http://www.greatschools.net/
SchoolMatters.com (good pie charts)	http://www.schoolmatters.com/

Politics

Election Coverage
Electoral-Vote	http://www.electoral-vote.com/
FiveThirtyEight	http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ (named after the number of electors in the electoral college)
RealClearPolitics	http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
Democratic
U.S.	http://www.democrats.org/
California	http://www.ca-dem.org/
San Francisco	http://www.sfdemocrats.org/
Independent
U.S.	http://www.selfgovernment.us/
California	http://www.aipca.org/
Libertarian
U.S.	http://www.lp.org/
California	http://www.ca.lp.org/
San Francisco	http://www.lpsf.org/
Republican
U.S.	http://www.rnc.org/
California	http://www.cagop.org/
San Francisco	http://www.sfgop.org/
General Information
California Elections and Voter Information	http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm

Opinion

Aaron Russo	http://freedomtofascism.com/
Act! For America	http://actforamerica.org/
Adam Rifkin’s Activism Links	http://www.strano.net/network/internet/linkpage/links/rifkin1.htm
American Enterprise Institute	http://aei.org/
Americans For Limited Government	http://www.getliberty.org/
Americans For Prosperity	http://www.americansforprosperity.org/
American Thinker	http://americanthinker.com/
America’s Survival	http://usasurvival.org/
Appeasement groups	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anti-war_organizations
Cato Institute	http://www.cato.org
Center for Immigration Studies	http://www.cis.org/
Center for Medicine in the Public Interest	http://www.cmpi.org/
CNS News	http://cnsnews.com
Competitive Enterprise Institute	http://cei.org/
ConservativeHQ	http://conservativehq.com/home
Consumer Project on Technology	http://www.cptech.org/
Critical Unity	http://www.criticalunity.org/
Daily Reckoning	http://dailyreckoning.com/
Eagle Forum	http://www.eagleforum.org/
Electronic Frontier Foundation	http://www.eff.org/
Foundation for Defense of Democracies	http://www.defenddemocracy.org/
FrontPageMag	http://www.frontpagemag.com/
The Heritage Foundation	http://www.heritage.org/
Hoover Institution Stanford University	http://www.hoover.org/
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association	http://www.hjta.org/
Human Events	http://www.humanevents.com/
Institute for Policy Innovation	http://www.ipi.org/
The Intellectual Activist	http://www.intellectualactivist.com/
Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics	http://college.usc.edu/unruh/
Judicial Watch	http://www.judicialwatch.org/
Ludwig von Mises Institute	http://www.mises.org/
The Manhattan Institute	http://www.manhattan-institute.org/
Media Research Center	http://www.mrc.org/
MelanieMorgan	http://www.melaniemorgan.com/
Minding The Campus	http://mindingthecampus.com/
Move America Forward	http://www.moveamericaforward.com/
National Review	http://www.nationalreview.com/
Newmax	http://www.newsmax.com/
NewBusters	http://newsbusters.org/
Pajamas Media	http://pajamasmedia.com/
Political Mavens	http://politicalmavens.com/
Political Vanguard	http://politicalvanguard.com/
Reason Foundation	http://reason.org/
Right Wing Nuthouse	http://rightwingnuthouse.com/
Team America	http://teamamericapac.org/
World Net Daily	http://www.wnd.com/