Cambria, California Public Records

Law enforcement services for Cambria are provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office operates a substation in Cambria to serve the local community, responding to emergency calls, conducting investigations, and enforcing state and local laws. Crime statistics and arrest records for the Cambria area are available through the Sheriff's Office's public records division. Residents can also access information about the department's community programs and safety initiatives.

Cambria voters are served by the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder and Elections Office, located at 1055 Monterey Street, Room D120, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, phone (805) 781-5228, website www.slocounty.ca.gov/departments/clerk-recorder/elections. This office administers all federal, state, county, and local district elections for Cambria residents. California offers online voter registration at https://registertovote.ca.gov, and residents must register at least 15 days before an election to be eligible to vote, though California also offers conditional voter registration up through Election Day at vote centers. Registration requires a California driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Because Cambria is unincorporated, it does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council; residents vote in San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors elections (Cambria is in District 2), as well as state and federal contests. County Supervisor elections are held in even-numbered years. To find their assigned polling place or vote center, Cambria residents can use the county's polling place lookup tool at www.slocounty.ca.gov/departments/clerk-recorder/elections or check their sample ballot mailed before each election. California is a vote-by-mail state, and all registered voters automatically receive mail-in ballots beginning 29 days before Election Day; ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days. Voters can also use ballot drop boxes located throughout the county or vote in person at vote centers during the early voting period and on Election Day. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Luis Obispo County reported approximately 64% voter turnout with over 130,000 ballots cast out of roughly 203,000 registered voters. The November 3, 2026 general election will include contests for California Governor, all statewide constitutional offices (Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Controller, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction), U.S. House of Representatives (Cambria is in California's 24th Congressional District), California State Senate and Assembly seats, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor District 2, county offices such as Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector, and Clerk-Recorder, as well as judgeships and local school board and water district seats. Special district elections for the Cambria Community Services District (which provides water, wastewater, fire protection, and street lighting services) are also held regularly; the CSD board consists of five elected directors serving four-year staggered terms. Public election records in California include voter registration data (available to candidates, campaigns, and researchers under strict rules), campaign finance disclosure reports searchable at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov for state and local candidates, candidate statements and filings available through the County Elections Office, and precinct-level election results published after certification at www.slocounty.ca.gov/departments/clerk-recorder/elections/election-results.