AB 1637 requires all cities and counties to transition to a .gov domain
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill mandating California cities and counties to switch to ".gov" or ".ca.gov" domains for websites and emails by 2029, aiming to boost cybersecurity and user trust. Agencies failing to comply must redirect.
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1637 into law on October 8, 2023, requiring all cities and counties in California to transition their public-facing websites and employee email addresses to a ".gov" or ".ca.gov" domain by January 1, 2029. Special districts are exempt from this requirement. If agencies fail to comply, they must redirect their websites to a compliant domain. The bill aims to enhance cybersecurity and help users identify official government resources. Local agencies can obtain ".gov" and ".ca.gov" domains without fees, and potential state reimbursement is available for associated costs. The legislation does not address noncompliant employee email addresses. Cities and counties seeking guidance on domain changes can visit https://domainnamerequest.cdt.ca.gov/.
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10 comments Do you live in San Francisco and have a child age 7 or younger? Take a 10 minute survey to share your voice! The first 300 participants will get a $10 gift card! https://tinyurl.com/bdzxjsvu
Also, the link was to a URL shortener, which is often used for scams. I was curious, so I clicked anyway.
The link redirected to a form on another web site:
https://survey.communityvoicecommunitychoice.com/jfe/form/SV...
That website said it was an SF government department. But the web site domain did not end in sf.gov, which made me more suspicious.
I was curious about the questions, though, so kept clicking through.
But then just before the end or the survey, it wouldn't let me continue without entering my full name and email address.
I decided to alert someone at the department which allegedly hosted the survey. When I Googled the department name, the first result had the domain sfdec.org
Now, if SFDEC actually exists, then there's a good chance that sfdec.org, being the first link, is legit.
But I had never heard of that department before, so how could I know it was legit? It would take a bunch of time to look at .gov sites and see if they refer to sfdec.org
I emailed someone listed on the sfdec.org site, and they replied saying the survey was legit. But to this day I'm not sure whether the sfdec.org site is a legit government site.
It seems like it would be easy to create a fake department and fake web site.
Edit: Think I got us a Class C too, although we had no way to route it.
did this law codify any penalties?
I propose CalPERS pension invalidation for everyone thats ever been employed in that municipality, I think this is the trick that can change departments from the inside when the old guard gets affected
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