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San Diego County ( / ˌsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ / ⓘ ), officially the County of San Diego ( Spanish: Condado de San Diego ), is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, [ 7] making it California's second-most populous county and the fifth-most populous in the United States.
The government of San Diego consists principally of a mayor and a nine-member city council. In 2006, the city's form of government changed from a " city manager system" to a " strong mayor system". The change was brought about by a citywide vote in 2004. The mayor is in effect the chief executive officer of the city, while the council is the ...
San Diego County was one of the original counties formed when California gained statehood in 1850. The first elected officers of the San Diego Court of Sessions met in October 1850, including presiding judge Hon. John Hayes and associate judges Charles Haraszthy and William H. Moon; the First Court House, approximately at the intersection of San Diego and Mason Streets, was part of what is now ...
May 16, 1988. The San Diego County Administration Center is a historic Beaux-Arts / Spanish Revival -style building in San Diego, California. It houses the offices of the Government of San Diego County. Due to its notable architecture and location fronting San Diego Bay, it is nicknamed the Jewel on the Bay. [1]
The James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse, also known simply as the Carter-Keep Courthouse, at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, is a sixteen-story federal courthouse facility on 2.6 acres (11,000 m 2) that includes courtrooms, judges chambers, offices and courtroom galleries of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, along with ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California (in case citations, S.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ). The District was created on September 28, 1850, following the passage ...
Vernon is a city five miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States Census, the least of any incorporated city in the state. Its population nearly doubled to 222 by the 2020 census, making it the least populous city in Southern ...
Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [ 6] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.