The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard.
Governor of California
The California Governor's Mansion, official residence of the governor.
Bronze statue of a California grizzly bear outside the governor's office, in the California Capitol.
Stanford Mansion is the official reception center for the California government and one of the official workplaces for the governor.
Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of California, describing the duties, powers, structures and functions of the government of California. California's constitution was drafted in both English and Spanish by American pioneers, European settlers, and Californios and adopted at the 1849 Constitutional Convention of Monterey, following the American Conquest of California and the Mexican–American War and in advance of California's Admission to the Union in 1850. The constitution was amended and ratified on 7 May 1879, following the Sacramento Convention of 1878–79.
Image: California Constitution 1849 title page
Image: Proclama al Pueblo de California (1849) (cropped)
Colton Hall, in Monterey, site of the Constitutional Convention of 1849
Signatures of the 1849 California Constitution