California, San Mateo County
Where South San Francisco's records are kept. South San Francisco has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include South San Francisco's own offices, along with State of California offices; the San Mateo County offices are on our San Mateo County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
Oversees how California's 58 county assessors apply property tax law, audits their practices, certifies appraisers and itself assesses utility and railroad property and pipelines spanning two or more counties.
Open official site California State Board of Equalization Property Tax DepartmentState records
The Secretary of State's archives holds over 105,000 cubic feet of California government records, maps and photographs, described in its Minerva catalog, including court, legislative, land grant and family history collections.
Open official site California State Archives CollectionsCounty court
Sits in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa and San Jose and posts judges' and 341 meeting calendars, local rules, forms and guidance for people filing without an attorney.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCounty court
Judicial Branch guide to looking up a California case: county courts keep the records, so start on the court's website or with its clerk; juvenile and adoption files are confidential.
Open official site California Courts Self Help GuideState records
The California Department of Justice unit that helps police locate missing people and identify unknown persons; its missing persons database, searchable by name, county and description, holds a subset of reported cases.
Open official site California DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons SectionPolice & jail
FBI San Francisco Field Office posters for wanted fugitives, kidnapped and missing persons, cyber suspects and cases where agents ask the public for information; tips can be sent through tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI San Francisco Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
California Department of Justice listing of registered sex offenders that state law allows it to disclose; some registrants are left out, and registrants who use the search face a fine or jail.
Open official site California Megan's Law WebsiteCity records
South San Francisco City Hall at 400 Grand Avenue links council agendas and minutes, the permit center and building division, business license information, the city treasurer, library and parks.
Open official site City of South San FranciscoCity records
City legal records and files 400 Grand Ave South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: (650) 877-8518 Fax: (650) 829-6641
Open official site South San Francisco City ClerkCity records
Legal advisor to city council and staff 400 Grand Ave South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: (650) 877-8515 Fax: (415) 421
Open official site South San Francisco City AttorneyPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 33 Arroyo Dr South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: (650) 877-8900 Fax: (650) 829-3910
Open official site South San Francisco Police DepartmentCity records
South San Francisco Fire Department: Fire suppression and emergency medical services 480 North Canal St South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: (650) 829-3950 F.
Open official site South San Francisco Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
10 more South San Francisco sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
South San Francisco, a place of 66,105 people, is in San Mateo County, whose county seat is Redwood City. Court and property records sit with San Mateo County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. South San Francisco's own offices are in the cards above, and our San Mateo County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in California is run by the California Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for South San Francisco.
Deeds for property in South San Francisco are recorded by the San Mateo County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our San Mateo County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in California come from the state vital records office, California Department of Public Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.