DSA does not grant or renew California architect licenses. For information on California architect licensure requirements, contact the California Architects Board at cab@dca.ca.gov or (916) 574-7220.

DSA is comprised of a headquarters office in Sacramento and four regional offices located in Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles and Oakland. Our four regional offices carry out project plan review, construction oversight, and project close-out activities. The Headquarters office develops and oversees DSA programs, policies and procedures, and performs general administrative functions.

Counties served by each DSA Regional Office are shown in the map below:

 

DSA Regions Map: Area 1-Bay Area, Area 2-Sacramento, Area 3-Los Angeles, Area 4-San Diego

DSA Regional Offices and Counties They Serve

Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma.

Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

Public Records & Legal Documents

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS

To request documents or archived records and to make a Public Records Act (PRA) request for project files, contact the regional office that serves the district the project is located in:

For all other PRA request, contact Mickie Ferrari at dsahqarchives@dgs.ca.gov or at (916) 324-2019. You may also review our Public Record Inspection Guidelines (PDF).

SUBPOENAS

Legal documents and subpoenas must be personally served on the Department of General Services (DGS). DGS is the legal agent for service.

Office of Legal Services
Department of General Services
707 3rd Street, 7th Floor
West Sacramento, CA.  95691

(916) 376-5080

News MEdia INQUIRIES

News media inquiries should be directed to the Department of General Services, Office of Public Affairs, by email dgspublicaffairs@dgs.ca.gov or by telephone (916) 376-5037.

Contact DSA Headquarters

Headquarters Office

Division of the State Architect
Ida A. Clair, FAIA, State Architect

1102 Q Street, Suite 5100
Sacramento, CA 95811

(916) 445-8100

Headquarters Office Phone Roster (XLS)

Contact DSA Sacramento

Sacramento Regional Office

Harlan Reymont, Regional Manager

1102 Q Street, Suite 5200
Sacramento, CA 95811
Sacramento Regional Office Phone Roster (XLS)

General Information
(916) 445-8730

Regional Manager
(916) 323-3775

Supervising Engineer–North Team
(916) 324-4255

Supervising Engineer–South Team
(916) 327-9699

Supervising Engineer–Field Team
(916) 327-8840

Supervising Architect–Project Services
(279) 799-4557

Access Compliance
(916) 322-8976

Fire & Life Safety
(916) 324-9495

Contact DSA Oakland

Oakland Regional Office

Chris Morton, Regional Manager

1515 Clay Street, Suite 1201
Oakland, CA 94612
Oakland Regional Office Phone Roster (XLS)
General Information
(510) 622-3101

Regional Manager
(510) 622-3617

Supervising Engineer–North Team
(510) 286-5845

Supervising Engineer–South Team
(510) 622-3617

Supervising Architect–Project Services
(510) 622-3126

Access Compliance
(510) 622-0729

Fire & Life Safety
(510) 622-1830

Contact DSA Los Angeles

Los Angeles Regional Office

Douglas Humphrey, Regional Manager

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Los Angeles Regional Office Phone Roster (XLS)

Wells Fargo Center Visitor Guide (PDF)

General Information
(213) 897-3995

Regional Manager
(213) 897-4092

Supervising Engineer–North Team
(213) 897-1110

Supervising Engineer–South Team
(213) 897-0199

Supervising Architect–Project Services
(213) 897-3303

Access Compliance
(213) 897-0902

Fire & Life Safety
(213) 897-2913

Contact DSA San Diego

San Diego Regional Office

Ron LaPlante, Regional Manager

10920 Via Frontera, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92127
San Diego Regional Office Phone Roster (XLS)

General Information
(858) 674-5400

Regional Manager
(858) 674-5461

Supervising Engineer–North Team
(858) 674-7624

Supervising Engineer–South Team
(858) 674-5461

Supervising Engineer–Field Team
(858) 674-5427

Supervising Architect–Project Services
(858) 674-5411

Access Compliance
(858) 674-5415

Fire & Life Safety
(858) 674-5448

Request Unavailable Documents

To request a document that is not available from the department’s website, please send a request by email using the button below.

Request Alternative Format

All forms and publications on this website are available in alternative formats. If you would like a copy of a form or publication in an alternative format, please submit your request to DGSFeedback@dgs.ca.govPLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.