Private company

County of San Diego

Logo: County of San Diego, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Government of San Diego County, California, United States1

The government of San Diego County operates as a charter county under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of San Diego. Much of the government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments such as San Diego County.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSan Diego, United States1
  • Websitewww.sandiegocounty.gov
  • Legal formGovernment3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI254900MKIGRAYVDUZ9263
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address1600 Pacific Hwy., 92101 San Diego, United States3
San Diego City and County Administration Building
Photo: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The government of San Diego County operates as a charter county under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of San Diego. Much of the government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments such as San Diego County. The county government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration, law enforcement, jails, vital records, property records, tax collection, public health, and social services. In addition the county serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.2

Corporate structure

County of San Diego sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • County of San Diego San Diego, California, United States
    • Land Use and Environmental Group Subsidiary · United States
    • San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office Subsidiary · California, United States
    • San Diego County Probation Department Subsidiary · United States
    • San Diego County Public Defender’s Office Subsidiary · United States
    • San Diego County Sheriff's Office Subsidiary · San Diego County, United States
    • Balboa Theatre Owned · San Diego, United States
    • Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve Owned · San Diego, United States
    • Miramar Reservoir Owned · San Diego, United States
    • San Diego Civic Theatre Owned · San Diego, United States
    • San Diego County Administration Center Owned · San Diego, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What County of San Diego reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Balboa Theatre
  • Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
  • Miramar Reservoir
  • San Diego Civic Theatre
  • San Diego County Administration Center

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

The 2024 United States presidential election was held on November 5, 2024. The candidates were Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. The voter turnout in San Diego County was 75.8% according to the official election results from the San Diego Registrar of Voters.

2025 San Diego County Board of Supervisors Special Election

The 2025 San Diego County Board of Supervisors Special Election was held on July 1, 2025. It occurred due to Nora Vargas resigning the 1st Supervisional District seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The voter turnout for the primary and the official election were as follows.

First Supervisorial District Special Primary

April 8, 2025, official results:

The voter turnout was 17.8%.

July 1, 2025, official election results:

The voter turnout was 21.1%.

The candidates were Paloma Aguirre, the Democratic mayor of Imperial Beach and John McCann, the Republican mayor of Chula Vista. Paloma Aguirre won the race with a percentage of 53.90. The voter turnout for each candidate was:

2025 California Proposition 50

A special election was called in order to pass Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025. The election was called by California's governor, Gavin Newsom in response to the redistricting of congressional maps in Texas. Proposition 50 asked for the approval of the redistricting of congressional maps starting in 2026 through 2030.

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The voter turnout for Proposition 50 in San Diego was 52.2%.

Out of 1754 precincts reported, Proposition 50 passed:

From Wikipedia’s article on Government of San Diego County, California, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Land Use and Environmental Group
  • San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office
  • San Diego County Probation Department
  • San Diego County Public Defender’s Office
  • San Diego County Sheriff's Office

Also owns

  • Balboa Theatre
  • Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
  • Miramar Reservoir
  • San Diego Civic Theatre
  • San Diego County Administration Center

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 19, 2018Founded County of San Diego is founded3