Book of the States: 2013. (Published by The Council of State Governments) LOCATION: Reference Desk JK2403.B6.
California, Cities, Towns & Counties. Palo Alto, CA: Hornwood Press, 1987-2009. (Annual publication provides basic data profiles for all California municipalities and counties.) 5th Floor Stacks - HA267.C3.
California State Constitution: A Reference Guide. Joseph R. Grodin, Calvin R. Massey, and Richard B. Cunningham; foreword by Malcolm M. Lucas. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c1993. KFC680.1879.A6.G76 - Reference desk. (Currently in revision by Michael Salerno, Darien Shanske and Joseph Grodin)
Current Municipal Problems. St. Paul, MN : West, a Thompson Business; published quarterly. "A selection of articles and information highlighting administrative and legal issues meeting the needs of local government officials." (vol.1 (1959/76) - to date.) KF5305.A5 C87 Fifth Floor Stacks
The International Municipal Lawyers Association, or IMLA, hosts a blog about local government issues. IMLA's Model Ordinance Service is now only available by subscription.It is a "comprehensive collection of model ordinances, editor's comments, annotations, and drafting guidelines covering a variety of current local government topics.".
Henke's California Law Guide. 8th ed. (2006) Daniel W. Martin. LOCATION: Reference Desk KFC74 .H46 2006.
Municipal Lawyer. Washington, DC : International Municipal Lawyers Association; published bimonthly. (vol. 37 (1996) - to date.) KF5322.A15 M82 5th Floor Stacks; current available at the Circulation Desk.
Shepard's Ordinance Law Annotations. (St Paul, MN: Thomson/West) (Volumes with an annual softbound cumulative supplement.) "a comprehensive digest of American cases that interpret or apply city and county ordinances." KF5313.S5 4th Floor Reading Room.
State Legislative Sourcebook 2013: A Resource Guide to Legislative Information in the Fifty States. Lynn Hellebust. Topeka, Kan.: Government Research Service. LOCATION: Reference Desk KF4933.H44 2013.
State Yellow Book. New York, NY : Monitor Pub. Co., 1989 -current. (A semiannual directory of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the 50 state governments.) LOCATION: Most recent at Reference Collection; older editions are in the 5th Floor Stacks. JK2679 .S72.
Subject Compilations of State Laws. Cheryl Rae Nyberg, editor. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981- current. LOCATION: Reference Desk KF1 .N93. Also available though HeinOnline.