Publications

The following publications provide additional information about LAFCO and topics related to the work of the Commission.

“What is LAFCO?” Brochure

An at-a-glance overview of the history, composition, and benefits of LAFCO.

Download the brochure

Request printed brochures

Santa Clara County and Cities Boundaries Map

Download the map

Request printed wall map

Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Reorganization Act of 2000 (1 MB)

Growth Within Bounds: Report of the Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century (5 MB)

It’s Time to Draw the Line: A Citizen’s Guide to LAFCO (338 KB)

What’s So Special About Special Districts: A Citizen’s Guide to Special Districts in California (142 KB)

Little Hoover Commission Report: Special Districts - Improving Oversight and Transparency (2 MB)

CALAFCO White Paper: Creating Sustainable Communities and Landscapes (3 MB)

CALAFCO White Paper: State of the Art on Agricultural Preservation (1 MB)

Countywide RDA Oversight Board Special Districts Appointments (880 KB)

How Urban Development Policies Have Made a Difference in Santa Clara County: 40 Years Later, Policies Still Cutting-Edge and Vital (273 KB)

Making Your City Whole: Taking Advantage of the Current Opportunity to Annex Unincorporated Pockets (804 KB)

Comprehensive Organizational Review and Assessment Study (10 MB)

LAFCO’s Response to the 2016-2017 Civil Grand Jury Report (4 MB)

Santa Clara LAFCO Communications and Outreach Plan (October 2018) (6 MB)

CALAFCO White Paper: The Metamorphosis of Special Districts - Current Methods for Consolidation, Dissolution, Subsidiary District Formation and Merger (July 2021) (435 KB)

Guide to the LAFCo Process for Incorporation (561 KB)

Guide to the LAFCo Process for Incorporation Appendices (761 KB)

LAFCO Municipal Service Review Guidelines and Appendices (486 KB)

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