Friday Furlough Closures
A partial list of state offices that will be closed Friday, February 6th
Friday, Feb 6, 2009 | Updated 2:47 PM PDT
A DMV office in Pasadena is closed.
Many California government offices are scheduled to close Friday, Feb. 6, under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order requiring most employees to take two unpaid days off a month. Most agencies are planning to close the first and third Fridays of each month. Administration officials could not provide a list of affected offices. This is a partial list of state offices and how they are affected by Friday's order, compiled by The Associated Press.
WHAT'S CLOSED:
- About 180 Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
-- Disability insurance and public tax offices operated by the Employment Development Department.
-- Office of Emergency Services.
-- Departments of Health Care Services and Public Health.
-- Division of Workers' Compensation.
-- California Energy Commission.
-- Department of Resources.
-- Department of Fish and Game.
-- Veterans Affairs.
-- Transportation Department headquarters and 12 district offices.
-- State fire administrative offices.
-- California Environmental Protection Agency.
WHAT'S OPEN:
-- State parks, museums and historic sites.
-- State Capitol.
-- Courts.
-- Legislature.
-- Call centers that process unemployment insurance claims.
-- About 250 employment centers operated by Employment Development Department.
-- State fire stations, air bases and inmate conservation camps.
-- Department of Justice/attorney general's office.
-- Department of Education/superintendent of public instruction.
-- California Public Utilities Commission.
-- Governor's office.
-- State treasurer.
-- State controller.
-- Secretary of state.
-- Insurance commissioner.
-- Lieutenant governor.
-- Board of Equalization.
-- Transportation Department emergency maintenance.
