Useful Website Links
- Directories
- Courts & Government
- Business & Finance
- Safety Information
- Maps & Directions
- Legal Reference Materials
- General Resources
- Medical
- News
Directories
AMA Doctor Finder
Resource provided by the American Medical Association, providing basic professional information on
virtually every licensed physician in the United States.
http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html
American Hospital Directory
Resource providing operational data, financial information, utilization statistics, and other benchmarks for acute care hospitals.
http://www.ahd.com
FindLaw
Legal resource providing a comprehensive set of legal tools for legal professionals and consumers alike. Included resources
are: web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, career center, and community-oriented tools (secure document management
utility, e-mail newsletters, and message boards).
http://www.findlaw.com
Martindale-Hubbell
An authoritative resource for information on the legal profession, including a database of over one million lawyers and
law firms in 160 countries.
http://www.martindale.com
Super Lawyers
Credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys created as a resource to assist attorneys
and sophisticated consumers in the search for legal counsel.
http://www.superlawyers.com
YellowPages.com
Internet directory providing business listings, phone numbers, addresses, maps, driving directions and more.
http://www.yellowpages.com
Courts & Government
California Courts
Official website for news, information, rules, and other resources related to the courts of California.
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Secretary of State
Official website of the Secretary of State of California, who is the state's chief elections officer, responsible
for the California State Archives, as well as chartering corporations.
http://www.ss.ca.gov
California State Home Page
Official website for the State of California, providing information encompassing business, education, employment,
health, home and family, tourism and recreation, and government.
http://www.ca.gov
California Department of Industrial Relations
Governmental department established to improve working conditions for California's wage earners, and to advance
opportunities for profitable employment in California.
http://www.dir.ca.gov
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Governmental department established to protect human health and the environment by regulating pesticide sales
and use, and by fostering reduced-risk pest management.
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov
freeEDGAR
A subscription service providing real-time access to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
http://www.freeedgar.com
GPO Access
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of
important information products produced by the Federal Government. This service is funded by the Federal
Depository Library Program.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov
Legislative Branch
Federal legislative information freely available to the public, including bills and resolutions, activity in
congress, congressional record, schedules and calendars, committee information, presidential nominations,
treaties, government resources, and information for teachers.
http://thomas.loc.gov
Legislative Counsel
Official website for California legislative information as maintained by the Legislative Counsel of California.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
Library of Congress
Official website for the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution that serves as the
research arm of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
SEC Filings and Forms
Part of the official website of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), providing access to filings and forms through
EDGAR – the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. This system performs automated collection,
validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law
to file forms with the SEC.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
USA.gov (formerly FirstGov.gov)
United States government's official web portal, providing the public with improved interaction with the U.S.
government. This portal allows visitors to more efficiently find services or information they seek.
http://www.usa.gov
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
Official website for the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, an agency charged with protecting the public
from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products. Recalls and
product safety news can be found at this site.
http://www.cpsc.gov
U.S. Courts
Official website of the United States Court system, providing news, information, rules, and other resources.
http://www.uscourts.gov
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Official website of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the Department of Labor.
This agency is dedicated to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules for
workplace safety and health.
http://www.osha.gov
White House
Official website of the White House, featuring a virtual historical tour, history of American presidents
and their families, and selected exhibits of art in the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Business & Finance
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
Official website of the Better Business Bureau, a national organization dedicated to solving marketplace problems
through the use of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education. Complaints may be filed with the BBB relating
to transaction involving the advertisement and/or sale of a product or service. The organization accepts complaints
involving both BBB members and non-members.
http://www.bbb.org
United States Chamber of Commerce
The world's largest not-for-profit business federation staffed with policy specialists, lobbyists, and lawyers.
The federation is dedicated to advance human progress through an economic, political, and social system based on
individual freedom, incentive, initiative, opportunity, and responsibility.
http://www.uschamber.com
Safety Information
Crash Test
Resource providing results and insurance risk data on new and used cars, trucks, vans, and sport-utility vehicles.
http://www.crashtest.com
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
IIHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses – deaths,
injuries, and property damage – crashes on the nation's highways. This organization is wholly supported by auto insurers.
http://www.iihs.org
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The NHTSA is dedicated to prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research,
safety standards, and enforcement activity. Information on recalls and technical service bulletins can be found on the site.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to
protecting life and promoting health. The site provides information on safety, health, and environmental topics, training,
products, publications, and news.
http://www.nsc.org
Recalls
Official U.S. Government website providing information on recalls from six participating federal agencies, including
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and United States Coast Guard.
http://www.recalls.gov
Maps & Directions
Google Maps
Internet resource providing direction, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. This
virtual utility allows searches by keywords, including businesses, services, and restaurants.
http://maps.google.com
Yahoo! Maps
Internet resource providing driving directions, traffic information, and more. This virtual utility
allows interactive manipulation.
http://maps.yahoo.com
Legal Reference Materials
California Vehicle Code
Online reference to the statutory text of the California Vehicle Code.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=veh&codebody=&hits=20
Thomson – West (formerly West Group)
A leading resource in the practice of law, providing powerful tools to access legal, financial, and business news, law, and publications.
http://west.thomson.com
Westlaw
Portal leading to the online databases maintained by Thomson-West, providing powerful tools to access legal, financial, and business news, law, and publications.
http://www.westlaw.com
General Resources
Internet Archive ("Way Back Machine")
Organization founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers,
historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. The archive includes texts, audio,
moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in the collection.
http://www.archive.org
National Weather Service
Official website of the National Weather Service, a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA). The NOAA is an operating unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This service provides weather, hydrologic,
and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States to protect life and property and enhance the national economy.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov
University of California San Francisco
Official website of the University of California San Francisco Library, dedicated to advancing science, fostering
excellence in teaching and learning, and promoting health through the collection, development, organization, and
dissemination of the world's health sciences knowledge base.
http://www.library.ucsf.edu
Wikipedia
The biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet, providing over two million articles on a vast number of topics.
http://www.wikipedia.org
Medical
ADA Standards
Part of the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice providing information and technical
assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Medical Board of California
The Medical Board of California is a state agency that licenses medical doctors, investigates complaints, disciplines
those who violate the law, conducts physician evaluations, and facilitates rehabilitation where appropriate.
http://www.medbd.ca.gov
Medi-Cal Personal Injury Recovery Section
Section of the Medical Care Services, who is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that California's Medicaid program
(Medi-Cal) complies with California and federal laws and regulations relating to the legal liability of third parties
for health care services to beneficiaries, and of taking all reasonable measures to ensure that the Medi-Cal program
is the payer of last resort.
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/mcs/psd/tpl/
MedlinePlus
Resource providing information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from
the National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health, and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
http://medlineplus.gov
U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
Official website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library. The library collects materials
and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
News
New York Times
Online edition of the New York Times' recent content with searchable archives for a fee.
http://www.nytimes.com
Newspapers Online
Resource listing newspapers from around the world.
http://newspapers.com
San Francisco Chronicle
Official website of the San Francisco Chronicle, a newspaper providing news, sports, entertainment,
and business articles primarily for the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.sfgate.com
USA Today
Official website of USA Today, a newspaper providing news on weather, sports, world, science,
financial, technology, travel, national, economy, and entertainment.
http://www.usatoday.com
Wall Street Journal
Official website of the Wall Street Journal, an influential international daily newspaper published
in New York City, New York presenting business and financial news as well as latest managerial trends
and politics.
http://www.wsj.com