Newsgroups: alt.etext From: dell@wiretap.spies.com (Thomas Dell) Subject: [comp.org.cpsr.announce] 940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ Message-ID: Organization: The Internet Wiretap Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 20:49:26 GMT Newsgroups: comp.org.cpsr.announce From: Chris Mays Subject: 940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ Date: 17 Jun 1994 08:52:24 -0700 Organization: Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility Message-ID: <2tsgro$p2p@snyside.sunnyside.com> Distribution: world Lines: 599 940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ Title: California Electronic Government Information Archived: ftp.cpsr.org:/cpsr/states/california/940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ Version: 940615 Edition: 3rd Udpate Frequency: varies, one to two months Chris Mays Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, Berkeley Chapter San Francisco State University Table of Contents 0. Introduction 1. New in this edition 2. California Electronic Government Information STATE CALIFORNIA INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATES OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL MUNICIPAL PROPOSED, BUT NOT YET IMPLEMENTED 0. Introduction Dear netizens, I am gathering information on California government sources of electronic information that are currently available to the public, either by means of the Internet (ftp, gopher, email, www, etc.), or by direct dial to a bulletin board system. The most recent compilation follows. Sources of electronic information such as these continually change and evolve. Please send corrections, additions and comments to: Chris Mays 496 Fairbanks Avenue, Oakland CA 94610. I will periodically update the list. I assume all responsibility for errors and omissions. Please distribute this list freely, with proper credit. This file can be found at cpsr.org by anonymous ftp at ftp.cpsr.org:/cpsr/states/california/940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ (Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address)), or via listserv and gopher. Those of you with Mosaic or Lynx can access the list via World Wide Web at URL: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/states/california/ 940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ. If you do not have access to these technologies, email Chris Mays , and I will forward you a copy of the list. This list was compiled for the California Electronic Government Information (CEGI) Project, with the support of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, the California Library Association Government Publications Round Table, and help from subscribers to the calgovinfo list. To subscribe to calgovinfo, send email to: listserv@cpsr.org, Subject: none, message: subscribe calgovinfo The point of collecting this information is to: o Make the availability of these resources more widely known. o Start people thinking about what they want to see online, and how they want to retrieve it. o Create a demand for a larger list. o Applaud those state and local agencies and organizations who are providing electronic information services, and prod the rest. I will check the resources I hear about. Please make it easy for everyone by mentioning, if possible, the: o Name of the agency/organization, and where it fits into the structure of government. For example, if you have a gopher address for the Office of Information Technology, remind me that the OIT is part of the Department of Finance, which is a cabinet-level department. It would be helpful to know the formal, informal and acronymic names. o Name of the friendly, knowledgeable manager in charge of the resource, and how to contact her. Beyond contact names, I would like to know if the agency permits the public to give it feedback on the services offered. o Path to the resource, including what it is (ftp, gopher?), login, password, commands that must be issued (e.g. California Legislative Information, ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov, Subject: none, message: connect leginfo.public.ca.gov help quit ), directories of interest, phone number, speed and settings for BBS's, etc. o Nature of the information, perhaps in abstract form, so that I can write a sentence or two describing it, or borrow yours. o Dates of coverage. Note if the information source is an archive of past postings, documents or records, or just carries the latest. That being said, I guess I'd like to hear rumors of gold in the hills, too, so send them along, and I'll check them out. Thanks, Chris Mays Small Business Management student San Francisco State University cmays@sfsu.edu _________________________________________________________ 1. New in this edition I will list the new entries at the top of the list, and again in the body of the list. I will make this document 60 characters wide, and end each line with a carriage return, to keep the formatting readable for certain systems. Thank you Joan Loftus for the suggestion. Barbara Newcombe asks that the entries be dated and more terse. I welcome your feedback. TITLE: abagOnline, Access to Bay Area Governments Online SOURCE: Association of Bay Area Governments PATH: Mosaic or Lynx: http://www.abag.ca.gov ABSTRACT: ABAG will act as host for cities' online presence, or provide pointers to agencies with their own Internet-based servers. Gopher accessibility planned. CONTACT: ABAG: (510) 464-7900. Email to Dr. Eugene Leong, eugenel@abag.ca.gov or Terry Bursztynsky terryb@abag.ca.gov ENTRY COMPILED: 940609 TITLE: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94. SOURCE: California Democratic Council, from California Secretary of State. Access through Silicon Valley Public Access Link. PATH: gopher to svpal.org /Government/Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94/ ABSTRACT: Information is provided for these races: o State-wide Offices. o US Senate. o US House. o State Senate. o State Assembly. CONTACT: For more information or if any errors are found, please e-mail to cdc@svpal.org DATES: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: California Election Information. SOURCE: California Secretary of State. PATH: gopher to caelections.advantis.com ABSTRACT: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. Introduction to other election night services and statewide vote tabulation process. Results reported for the statewide races and propositions only. Server available for viewing election results until June 11. CONTACT: Subscriptions to services offered by the Secretary of State. Contact the California Legislative and Constituent Service Office at (916) 445-6375. DATES: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. ENTRY COMPILED: 940607 TITLE: Tom Hayden's Campaign for Governor. PATH: reform94@delphi.com ABSTRACT: Message sent election day with request for information yielded no response after several days. ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: City of Palo Alto Demonstration WWW Server. SOURCE: City of Palo Alto and Digital Equipment Corporation. PATH: Mosaic or Lynx http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us ABSTRACT: Home Page items include: o City Government: Home Page -- Phone numbers o City Council Agenda -- City Council Meeting schedule o Other Government: County -- State -- Federal -- Bay Area o Chamber of Commerce CONTACT: Email to wwwadmin@city.palo-alto.ca.us, or city-web-ops@pa.dec.com ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Senate-News service. SOURCE: California State Senate. PATH: Email to: senate-news@sen.ca.gov, Subject: doesn't matter, Text: HELP ABSTRACT: Some California State Senators have established email addresses for constituents, and mail-list and archive facilities to distribute reports, press-releases, and other information. To find your senator, gopher to sen.ca.gov; under the Access Options directory, choose ZIP Code Area Information. Electronic Mail Address Whitepages (SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) has instructions to find your state senator's email address. FEEDBACK: Questions problems to: News.Editor@sen.ca.gov ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: Pete Wilson's Campaign for Governor. SOURCE: Pete Wilson Committee. PATH: Email to PeteWilson@delphi.com ABSTRACT: The Pete Wilson Committee will send information by regular mail if you email them your street address. ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 I have added Santa Monica's Public Electronic Network (PEN), which is only available to residents of Santa Monica, people who work in the city, or at the 35 public access terminals. If someone who has access would supply me with an abstract of services and connection details, I will include that information here. TITLE: Santa Monica Public Information Network (PEN). SOURCE: City of Santa Monica. PATH: Access limited to Santa Monica. FEE: ABSTRACT: CONTACT: Keith Kurtz, City of Santa Monica, 1685 Main Street, P.O. Box 2200, Santa Monica CA 90401, 1-310-458-8383. DATES: FEEDBACK: _________________________________________________________ 2. California Electronic Government Information STATE TITLE: California Department of Education Gopher: Goldmine. SOURCE: California Department of Education (CDE). PATH: gopher to: goldmine.cde.ca.gov ABSTRACT: The Goldmine root directory includes: o California Department of Education - general info/ o California School Districts/ o Daily Report Card News Service/ o BBN's National School Network Testbed/ ENTRY COMPILED: 940610 TITLE: California Election Information. SOURCE: California Secretary of State. PATH: gopher to caelections.advantis.com ABSTRACT: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. Introduction to other election night services and statewide vote tabulation process. Results reported for the statewide races and propositions only. Server available for viewing election results until June 11. CONTACT: Subscriptions to services offered by the Secretary of State. Contact the California Legislative and Constituent Service Office at (916) 445-6375. DATES: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. ENTRY COMPILED: 940607 TITLE: California Energy Commission Appliance Database. SOURCE: California Energy Commission, Building and Appliance Efficiency Office. PATH: BBS: Call Dottie Horgan at 1-916-654-4304 to request password. Then: 1-916-654-4069, 9600 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. ABSTRACT: Information on appliances certified to be sold in California. Organized by eleven types of appliances. Shows efficiency level of each model. FEEDBACK: Building and Appliance Efficiency Office of the California Energy Commission at 1-916-654-5198. ENTRY COMPILED: 940422 TITLE: Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS). SOURCE: Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS). PATH: telnet to: oes1.oes.ca.gov 5501 ABSTRACT: News releases and bulletins. ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Judicial Council of California BBS. SOURCE: Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Technical Support Group. PATH: Call 1-415-396-9277 to request user ID. When you receive ID, all 1-415-904-9454, 2400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. Login ID: public terminal type: vt100 . ABSTRACT: Full text of California Supreme Court slip opinions, oral arguments calendar, Administrative Office of the Court press releases, etc. Main Menu includes: o Opinions Posted Today o Opinions Posted Last 30 Days o Supreme Court Calendar o Supreme Court Minutes o Trial Court Coordination o Invitations to Comment o Rules of Court o News Releases o Job Announcements CONTACT: Victor Chiles, Voice: 1-415-396-9268. They cannot provide extensive technical assistance. ENTRY COMPILED: 940330 TITLE: Labor Market Information Bulletin Board System. SOURCE: State of California, Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division (LMID). PATH: BBS: 1-916-262-2227, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. Choose a password and fill out brief questionnaire. ABSTRACT: Labor market information publications, occupational descriptions, outlooks, etc. CONTACT: System Operator (SYSOP): Scott Slotterbeck, Voice: 1-916-262-2236, or leave message online. DATES: Latest editions of various bulletins. FEEDBACK: Send and receive messages online. ENTRY COMPILED: 940422 TITLE: California Legislative Information. SOURCE: California Legislative Data Center. PATH: ftp: leginfo.public.ca.gov (Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address)). ABSTRACT: Complete texts of California Codes, California Constitution, all statutes enacted on or after 1/1/93, information regarding pending legislation. To retrieve files directly from Legislature, start with help files by anonymous ftp at: leginfo.public.ca.gov /README_WELCOME, /pub/README_FIRST (Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address)). By ftpmail, email to: ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov, Subject: none, message: connect leginfo.public.ca.gov get README_WELCOME cd pub get README_FIRST quit (send the message). Also available at: 1. Silicon Valley Public Access Link, gopher to: svpal.org /Government/California Legislature, and 2. University of California, Santa Cruz InfoSlug, gopher to: gopher.ucsc.edu /The Community/Guide to Government--U.S., State and Local/California Legislative Information DATES: Statutes enacted on or after January 1, 1993. FEEDBACK: email to: comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov ENTRY COMPILED: 940330 TITLE: Senate Rules Committee's Gopher. SOURCE: California State Legislature, Senate Rules Committee. PATH: gopher to: sen.ca.gov; ftp: sen.ca.gov (Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address) ABSTRACT: The sen.ca.gov root directory includes: o Access Options for the California State Legislature/ o General Reference Materials/ o About the California Legislature Gopher/ o California Penal Code Section 502. o California State Senate/ o California State Assembly/ o Access bill text and other information (at LDC)/ o Other California Agencies, Gophers, and Information/ o Other States & State Legislatures on the Internet/ By anonymous ftp, start with help file at ftp://sen.ca.gov/0readme.txt (Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address), get 0readme.txt). To find out who your senator is, gopher to sen.ca.gov, and under the Access Options directory, choose #8. ZIP Code Area Information. Get file Electronic Mail Address Whitepages (SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) for instructions on how to find your state senator's email address. ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Senate-News service. SOURCE: California State Senate. PATH: Email to: senate-news@sen.ca.gov, Subject: doesn't matter, Text: HELP ABSTRACT: Some California State Senators have established email addresses for constituents, and mail-list and archive facilities to distribute reports, press-releases, and other information. To find your senator, gopher to sen.ca.gov; under the Access Options directory, choose ZIP Code Area Information. Electronic Mail Address Whitepages (SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) has instructions to find your state senator's email address. FEEDBACK: Questions problems to: News.Editor@sen.ca.gov ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: (Unofficial) CalTrans District 03 ftpmail site. SOURCE: (Unofficial) California Department of Transportation District 03 Main Office, Marysville, CA. PATH: ftpmail: To access, email to: ftpmail@t3ew.dot.ca.gov, Subject: none, message: help ABSTRACT: Send email for help information: email to: ftpmail@t3ew.dot.ca.gov, Subject: none, message: help CONTACT: Donald C. Stone, GIS Coordinator/Systems Analyst, email: Voice: 1-916-741-4031. ENTRY COMPILED: 940330 CALIFORNIA INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATES TITLE: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94. SOURCE: California Democratic Council, from California Secretary of State. Access through Silicon Valley Public Access Link. PATH: gopher to svpal.org /Government/Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94/ ABSTRACT: Information is provided for these races: o State-wide Offices. o US Senate. o US House. o State Senate. o State Assembly. CONTACT: For more information or if any errors are found, please e-mail to cdc@svpal.org DATES: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election. ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: Information on Kathleen Brown's campaign for Governor of California. SOURCE: Kathleen Brown for Governor. PATH: Email to katbrown@netcom.com, Subject: send , no message. For help, send with Subject: problem, message: nature of request. By ftp: ftp.netcom.com /pub/katbrown ABSTRACT: Information on Kathleen Brown's campaign for Governor of California. CONTACT: Kathleen Brown for Governor 12233 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 180 Los Angeles, CA 90064, (310)-207-7600. ENTRY COMPILED: 940430 TITLE: Speaker Willie Brown's Press Releases and Radio Feeds. SOURCE: Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr. PATH: Email to almanac@assembly.ca.gov, Subject: none, message: help ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Tom Hayden's Campaign for Governor. PATH: reform94@delphi.com ABSTRACT: Message sent election day with request for information yielded no response after several days. ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Pete Wilson's Campaign for Governor. SOURCE: Pete Wilson Committee. PATH: Email to PeteWilson@delphi.com ABSTRACT: The Pete Wilson Committee will send information by regular mail if you email them your street address. ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTS A good look at what other state governments are providing, or want to provide, can be had at LC MARVEL (the Library of Congress Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library). gopher to marvel.loc.gov /Government Information/State and Local Government Information (U.S.)/ REGIONAL TITLE: abagOnline, Access to Bay Area Governments Online SOURCE: Association of Bay Area Governments PATH: Mosaic or Lynx: http://www.abag.ca.gov ABSTRACT: ABAG will act as host for cities' online presence, or provide pointers to agencies with their own Internet-based servers. Gopher accessibility planned. CONTACT: ABAG: (510) 464-7900. Email to Dr. Eugene Leong, eugenel@abag.ca.gov or Terry Bursztynsky terryb@abag.ca.gov ENTRY COMPILED: 940609 TITLE: SF Bay RWQCB BBS SOURCE: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board PATH: BBS: Dial 1-510-286-0404, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. VT100 Emulation. ABSTRACT: SF Bay Region is one of nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards. CONTACT: Sysop: Steve Morse, Leave message while online. FEEDBACK: Send and receive messages while online. ENTRY COMPILED: 940425 MUNICIPAL TITLE: City Connection BBS SOURCE: City Connection BBS, San Jose, CA. A Public Access, Community Information Resource, Serving the Santa Clara County Cities. PATH: BBS: 1-408-272-3332, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. FirstClass Bulletin Board: download software to allow graphical user interface. Choose a password, fill out brief questionnaire, compose 'resume', to be validated for longer daily access privilege. ABSTRACT: Information about local communities and organizations, local government, schools, businesses, non-profits. Residents may provide information. Cities of Cupertino, Milpitas, San Jose and Saratoga. CONTACT: System Administrator (sysop): Robert Kim, Voice: 1-408-272-4185. FEEDBACK: Validated members may send and receive messages online. ENTRY COMPILED: 940427 TITLE: CityNet BBS (Cupertino) SOURCE: CityNet, Inc. "Advancing Community Through Technology" FEE: $20-$400/year, depending on type of account. PATH: Register and pay annual fee before logging on. ABSTRACT: Information from departments of Cupertino city government, schools, businesses and community groups; the ability to apply for permits & licenses; email, want ads, sales information, etc. CONTACT: CityNet, Inc. 20300 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 398, Cupertino CA 95014, 1-408-777-7000. ENTRY COMPILED: 940615 TITLE: Community Access BBS SOURCE: City of Antioch (Unofficial). PATH: BBS: 1-510-777-1314, 1200-28800 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. VT100 Emulation. Choose a password, fill out brief questionnaire. ABSTRACT: Antioch City Hall - Public Information Menu includes: o Monthly News Letter o Bid-Line o Job Hot-Line o **AGENDA** City Council / Redevelopment Agency o **NOTICE** of Public Hearing o City Council Information o Purchasing Dept. Information o **MINUTES** City Council / Redevelopment Agency CONTACT: Sysop: Mark Liddington. LIDDVIDD Productions, Home of CAbbs-Net: P.O. Box 4703 Antioch, CA 94531-4703 Voice: 1-510-706-7511, mark_liddington@cabbs.com ENTRY COMPILED: 940412 TITLE: INFOACCESS BBS. SOURCE: City of Oakland. PATH: BBS: 1-510-238-6561, 2400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. VT100 Emulation. Choose a password, fill out brief questionnaire. ABSTRACT: The InfoAccess Bulletin Menu includes: o InfoAccess Menu o Library Menu o City Council/ORA Menu o City Planning Menu o Permit Processing Menu o Emergency Services Menu o Oakland School Board Meeting Agenda o Cultural Arts Menu o Energy Crisis Intervention Program o Oakland Police Menu o City Phone Menu o Special Services ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: City of Palo Alto Demonstration WWW Server. SOURCE: City of Palo Alto and Digital Equipment Corporation. PATH: Mosaic or Lynx http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us ABSTRACT: Home Page items include: o City Government: Home Page -- Phone numbers o City Council Agenda -- City Council Meeting schedule o Other Government: County -- State -- Federal -- Bay Area o Chamber of Commerce CONTACT: Email to wwwadmin@city.palo-alto.ca.us, or city-web-ops@pa.dec.com ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: City of San Jose SOURCE: City of San Jose: Access through Silicon Valley Public Access Link. PATH: gopher to: svpal.org /Government/City of San Jose ABSTRACT: Experimental service. City of San Jose Directory includes: o SJ Employee Directory/ o SJ Government Directory. o San Jose City Council Agenda. o San Jose City Job Opportunities. ENTRY COMPILED: 940613 TITLE: Santa Monica Public Information Network (PEN). SOURCE: City of Santa Monica. PATH: Access limited to Santa Monica. CONTACT: Keith Kurtz, City of Santa Monica, 1685 Main Street, P.O. Box 2200, Santa Monica CA 90401, 1-310-458-8383. PROPOSED, BUT NOT YET IMPLEMENTED Look for a FirstClass Bulletin Board System in Mountain View. It's being tested now.