Outside Publications

The following publications and websites provide additional information involving LAFCOs and related issues.

Statewide

• Assembly Committee on Local Government: Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act (December 2021)
• Senate Local Government Committee: It's Time to Draw the Line:  A Citizen's Guide to LAFCO (May 2003)
• Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century: Growth Within Bounds (January 2000)
• Governor’s Office of Planning and Research: Municipal Service Review Guidelines (August 2003)
• Senate Local Government Committee: What's So Special About Special Districts? A Citizen's Guide to Special Districts in California (February 2002)
• CALAFCO and American Farmland Trust: State of the Art on Agricultural Preservation (February 2018)
• Strategic Growth Council, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and CALAFCO: Creating Sustainable Communities and Landscapes (October 2018)
• Public Policy Institute of California: California's Future (January 2019)
• Next 10: Missing the Mark: Examining the Shortcomings of California's Housing Goals (February 2019)
• Local Government Commission: Bringing Water and Land Use Together (April 2019)
• Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center: Priorities for California's Water (October 2019)

Local

• Napa Valley Community Foundation: Profile of Immigrants in Napa County
• How 40 Years of Agricultural Preservation Transformed Napa Valley