The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Proposition  56, approved by voters in 2016, raised state taxes on tobacco products and dedicates the majority of its associated revenues to Medi ‑Cal. The spending plan allocates up to $1. 26  b illion in Proposition   56 r evenues to be spent in Medi ‑Cal in 2018 ‑ 19 o n the following purposes: Up to $821   Million for Provider Payment Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/6

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Provides $50  million (one time) to counties to aid homeless individuals with mental illnesses. Augments housing assistance and support programs for CalWORKs families by $32  million (ongoing cost of $63  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The remainder is divided among Continuums of Care —local entities that administer housing assistance programs with a particular area, often covering a county or group of counties —roughly based on their homeless populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/8

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The state ’s largest three General Fund taxes —the personal income tax, sales and use tax, and corporation tax —are projected to increase 4  p ercent. Figure 3
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget also appropriates $ 15  m illion from the Trial Court Trust Fund on a one ‑time basis to support start ‑up costs associated with the implementation of the state ’s new pretrial process as required by Chapter   244 o f 2018 (S B  10 , Hertzberg).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - About 40   Percent of Increase Covered With Higher Property Tax Revenue. Of total Proposition  98 spending in 2018 ‑19, $54. 9  b illion is state General Fund and $23. 5  b illion is local property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - In 2011, the main programmatic and fiscal responsibility for APS was realigned to counties. APS is funded through a combination of state, county, federal, and 2011 r ealignment funds. Establishes Limited ‑Term State Matching Funds for County Senior Home Safe Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

Building Permits Update: August 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 1, 2018 - Following a record setting month in June of 2018, multifamily permitting in Los Angeles County dropped off in July and August. 643 multifamily permits were issued in the county in 2018, much less than average of the previous five Augusts (1,600).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/309

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - A vast majority of Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries receive dental services through the fee ‑for ‑service (FFS) delivery system, although all beneficiaries in Sacramento County and some beneficiaries in Los Angeles County receive dental services through a dental managed care plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

Felony sentencing. [Ballot]

Sep 24, 2018 - Changing the amount of realignment revenue provided to counties likely would require changing the tax rates. In 2018-19, counties are expected to receive a total of over $1.4  billion to pay for the three realigned felon populations described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-008