California State Transportation Agency

California State Transportation Agency
	; Agency headquarters at the Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 2013; 11 years ago
Preceding agency	Business, Transportation and Housing Agency;
Jurisdiction	California
Headquarters	Sacramento, California
Agency executive	Toks Omishakin, Secretary;
Website	calsta.ca.gov

The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is a state cabinet-level agency with the government of California. The agency is responsible for transportation-related departments within the state.^[1] The agency was created under governor Jerry Brown in 2013 after the previous Business, Transportation and Housing Agency's portfolio underwent reorganization.

David S. Kim became the third Secretary of CalSTA on July 1, 2019, following his appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom in April 2019.^[2]^[3] In February 2022, Governor Newsom appointed Toks Omishakin, who at that time was Director of the California Department of Transportation, as the fourth Secretary of CalSTA.^[4]

Organization

CalSTA consists of the following transportation-related entities:^[1]

Board of Pilot Commissioners (BOPC)
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
California Transportation Commission (CTC)
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)
New Motor Vehicle Board (NMVB)
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)

References

^ ^a ^b "About Us". California State Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
^ "Asian-American Lawmakers Press Biden on Transport Secretary". Bloomberg.com. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
^ "David S. Kim, CalSTA Secretary | CalSTA". calsta.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
^ "Toks Omishakin | CalSTA". calsta.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

External links

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[about-1] "About Us". California State Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

[2] "Asian-American Lawmakers Press Biden on Transport Secretary". Bloomberg.com. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

[3] "David S. Kim, CalSTA Secretary | CalSTA". calsta.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

[4] "Toks Omishakin | CalSTA". calsta.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

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CalSTA departments	Motor Vehicles Caltrans Highway Patrol Board of Pilot Commissioners Transportation Commission High-Speed Rail Authority New Motor Vehicle Board Office of Traffic Safety
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