The California Science Center, the Office of Exposition Park Management and the California African American Museum (CAAM), are located in Exposition Park, a 160-acre tract in south Los Angeles, which is owned by the state in the name of the Science Center. The California Science Center is an educational, scientific and technological center administered by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Governor. The Science Center is a place where children, teachers and families can explore how science is relevant to their everyday lives. Through hands-on experiences, children, teachers and families are introduced to scientific principles in the context of the world that surrounds them. It is an approach intended to stimulate curiosity and challenge visitors to think, to question, and to see their world in an entirely new way.

CAAM is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor, researches, collects, preserves and interprets for public enrichment, the history, art and culture of African Americans with emphasis on California and the western United States. As a collecting institution providing education and exhibition programs, CAAM serves teachers, children and families of all diverse backgrounds.

Exposition Park Management is responsible for park maintenance, public safety and parking facilities. Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. For the specifics on the California Science Center's Capital Outlay Program, see "Infrastructure Overview."