Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California, with about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the San Pablo offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for San Pablo, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where San Pablo records are kept
- Kept by the City of San Pablo: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Contra Costa County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Contra Costa County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
San Pablo police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the San Pablo police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for San Pablo police records.
- Website: sanpabloca.gov/1050/Police-Records (page title: Police Records Unit | San Pablo, CA)
- Phone: (510) 215-3130
- Hours: Monday through Thursday from 6:30AM-5:00PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Contra Costa County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
San Pablo City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: sanpabloca.gov/1180/Contact-Us (page title: Contact Us | San Pablo, CA)
- Phone: (510) 724-1111
- Address: 13880 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to San Pablo
California public records law applies to the city government of San Pablo. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: sanpabloca.gov/161/Requesting-Records-and-Information (page title: Public Records Request | San Pablo, CA)
- Phone: (510) 215-3000
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Contra Costa County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Contra Costa County. The Contra Costa County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official San Pablo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official San Pablo offices listed above, and the city's own website is sanpabloca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in San Pablo?
Request it from the San Pablo police records unit at sanpabloca.gov/1050/Police-Records, phone (510) 215-3130. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for San Pablo?
San Pablo cases are heard by the courts that serve Contra Costa County, and people arrested in San Pablo are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Contra Costa County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from San Pablo?
Through the city's records request page at sanpabloca.gov, phone (510) 215-3000. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.