California - Top Secret America (A Washington Post Investigation)

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/states/california/

California ranks first of 50 states in the number of domestically focused counterterrorism and homeland security organizations, and second overall in organizations established or newly involved in counterterrorism since 9/11. In dollar amount, the state ranked third in fiscal 2009 in federal homeland security spending and first in domestic preparedness and antiterrorism programs. Measured per capita, the state ranked 36th in overall federal government expenditures.

The California Highway Patrol provides security and protective services to elected state officials, state government employees and state facilities, as well as law enforcement assistance to local governments and allied agencies when situations exceed the limits of local resources. The four FBI field offices in California -- in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco -- operate resident agencies and satellite offices in Lancaster, Long Beach, the Los Angeles Airport, Palm Springs, Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa Maria, Ventura, Victorville, West Covina, Bakersfield, Chico, Fairfield, Fresno, Modesto, Redding, South Lake Tahoe, Stockton, Imperial County, North County (Carlsbad), Concord, Hayward, Monterey Bay, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, San Rafael and Santa Rosa. The Coast Guard National Strike Force Pacific Strike Team is located in Novato. The Coast Guard's Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET), a special operations unit that is part of the Deployable Operations Group, is located in San Diego.