A new state law that went into effect this month forces California cities, counties and other local agencies to post an inventory online of their enterprise computer systems that collect public data.
Many local governments posted these lists on their websites by the mandated July 1 due date. SB 272, the legislation signed into law in October that adds the new requirement, says that all local agencies (except schools and other local educational entities) must disclose information such as each system's vendor and product, a brief statement of the system’s purpose, and the department that serves as the system’s primary custodian.
Techwire searched the websites and open data portals of California's dozen most populous counties for their catalog of enterprise systems. We were able to find 10 of 12. They are linked directly below.
1. Los Angeles County
2. San Diego County
3. Orange County
4. Riverside County
5. San Bernardino County
6. Santa Clara County
7. Alameda County
8. Sacramento County
9. Contra Costa County
10. Fresno County
11. Kern County
12. City and County of San Francisco
Last week Techwire posted the same type of list for California's biggest cities.
