The Small Business Handbook - the U.S. Department of Labor site for laws and regulations.  http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/handbook/contents.htm

 

Library of Congress Home Page - not as user-friendly as many sources but they do have everything.  http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html

 

Geographic Nameserver - never heard of that place?   MIT will find it and let you know.  http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo

 

California Government Home Page - the State's guide to information about government agencies and elected officials--local, state and national.  http://www.ca.gov/s/govt/

 

Eureka - California Government Search - the State's search site for all public State, city and county government websites in California.  http://eureka.cahwnet.gov/

 

Piper Services - California State & Local Government on the Net - another listing of links to State, city and county government websites - a different format might help you spot what you need.  http://www.piperinfo.com/state/slca.html

 

Bureau of Economic Analysis Home Page - the BEA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce is the nation's economic accountant, preparing estimates that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy.  http://www.bea.doc.gov/

 

STAT-USA/Internet Home Page - the U.S. Department of Commerce page for business, trade and economic information.  http://www.stat-usa.gov/

 

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Home Page - various information from road conditions to local projects.  http://www.dot.ca.gov:80/

 

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics - convenient way to find all kinds of federal statistics.  http://www.fedstats.gov/

 

Government Information Sharing Project - another convenient route to government information.  http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/

 

Statistical Resources on the Web - still another route to all kinds of government statistics.  http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stats.html

 

California Department of Industrial Relations - information about Workers' Compensation,  labor law, apprenticeship standards, occupational injuries and illness statistics and more.  http://www.dir.ca.gov/

 

Department of Social Services Information Services Bureau - statistics and research.  http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/isb/

 

USA Counties 1996 -  U.S. Census profiles.  http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/usaco-stateis.html

 

U.S. Department of Labor - Women's Bureau Home Page - statistics on nontraditional occupations, the top 20 women's occupations and more.  http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/welcome.html

 

Zip Code Lookup and Address Information - this could come in handy.  http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/