{"entities":[{"id":"brea","name":"Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers","entity_kind":"license","gov_type":"lookup","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.brea.ca.gov","governing_note":"Separate from DRE.","nela_default":0,"gov_type_label":"License lookup"},{"id":"bsis","name":"Bureau of Security and Investigative Services","entity_kind":"license","gov_type":"lookup","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.bsis.ca.gov","governing_note":"License lookup only — https://search.dca.ca.gov","nela_default":0,"gov_type_label":"License lookup"},{"id":"cdtfa","name":"CA Dept of Tax and Fee Administration","entity_kind":"tax","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://cdtfa.ca.gov","governing_note":"Appointed director. Local sales-tax statements.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"dre","name":"California Department of Real Estate","entity_kind":"license","gov_type":"lookup","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.dre.ca.gov","governing_note":"Verify a license. Appraisers are BREA, not DRE.","nela_default":0,"gov_type_label":"License lookup"},{"id":"state_auditor","name":"California State Auditor","entity_kind":"auditor","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.auditor.ca.gov","governing_note":"Appointed (Joint Legislative Audit Committee)","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"sco","name":"California State Controller","entity_kind":"controller","gov_type":"elected","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://sco.ca.gov","governing_note":"Elected statewide — ACFR issuer for the State","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Elected"},{"id":"caltrans_aero","name":"Caltrans Division of Aeronautics","entity_kind":"aviation","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://dot.ca.gov/programs/aeronautics","governing_note":"State airport/heliport permits. Not a flight tracker.","nela_default":0,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"ftb","name":"Franchise Tax Board","entity_kind":"tax","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/data-reports-plans/","governing_note":"Board: Controller + DOF Director + BOE Chair","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"hacla","name":"Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles","entity_kind":"housing","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"city_la","official_url":"https://www.hacla.org","governing_note":"Appointed commission. No tenant PII.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"la_controller","name":"LA City Controller","entity_kind":"controller","gov_type":"elected","jurisdiction":"city_la","official_url":"https://controller.lacity.gov","governing_note":"Elected. Issues the City of LA ACFR. Not the appointed Auditor-Controller.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Elected"},{"id":"la_assessor","name":"LA County Assessor","entity_kind":"assessor","gov_type":"elected","jurisdiction":"county_la","official_url":"https://assessor.lacounty.gov","governing_note":"Elected. Public roll only — owner name is not published here.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Elected"},{"id":"la_auditor","name":"LA County Auditor-Controller","entity_kind":"auditor","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"county_la","official_url":"https://auditor.lacounty.gov","governing_note":"Appointed (Board of Supervisors)","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"lacofd","name":"LA County Fire Department","entity_kind":"fire","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"county_la","official_url":"https://fire.lacounty.gov","governing_note":"Department under BOS. Not a 911 CAD feed.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"lacmta","name":"LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority","entity_kind":"transit","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"county_la","official_url":"https://www.metro.net","governing_note":"Board: Supervisors, LA Mayor, cities, appointees. Not a trip planner.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"ladwp","name":"LA Department of Water and Power","entity_kind":"water","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"city_la","official_url":"https://www.ladwp.com","governing_note":"Appointed commission (Mayor/Council). Municipal — not CPUC-jurisdictional.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"lausd","name":"Los Angeles Unified School District","entity_kind":"school","gov_type":"elected","jurisdiction":"city_la","official_url":"https://www.lausd.org","governing_note":"Elected board. Confirm USD by parcel — not assumed for every NELA-adjacent address.","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Elected"},{"id":"mwd_sc","name":"Metropolitan Water District of Southern California","entity_kind":"water","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"region","official_url":"https://www.mwdh2o.com","governing_note":"Appointed by member agencies including LADWP","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"cpuc","name":"Public Utilities Commission","entity_kind":"utility_reg","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov","governing_note":"Does not regulate LADWP (municipal).","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"scaqmd","name":"South Coast AQMD","entity_kind":"air","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"region","official_url":"https://www.aqmd.gov","governing_note":"Appointed regional board","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"},{"id":"swrcb","name":"State Water Resources Control Board","entity_kind":"water","gov_type":"appointed","jurisdiction":"state_ca","official_url":"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov","governing_note":"Appointed (Governor/Senate)","nela_default":1,"gov_type_label":"Appointed"}],"note":"Not tax advice and not a bill-pay portal. No taxpayer accounts, HACLA tenant data, or student records. ACFRs are often published months late.","disclaimer":"Unofficial civic information. Confirm officeholders and election dates with the California Secretary of State and your county elections office.","attribution":["Maps: CA Citizens Redistricting Commission / County of Los Angeles / City of LA","Bills: official LegInfo author search + vote pages; Open States roster when keyed","Federal votes: Clerk of the House EVS XML; Senate.gov LIS roll-call XML — copied only. Congressional Record (congress.gov / GovInfo) is linked for daily issues and remarks, not ingested as votes","Bios: official office sites first; legislature/Congress pages; Ballotpedia if official pages are thin","Results: California Secretary of State / LA County RR/CC","Oversight: official agency sites only — ACFRs often publish months late","Corridors: Metro / Metrolink / Caltrans / CalGEM official maps — not a trip planner"]}