The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - BOE ’s overall vacancy rate in 2017 ‑ 18 —the first fiscal year under the new organizational structure —was 14  p ercent, similar to many state departments. By 2019 ‑20, the vacancy rate had grown to 32  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2017-18 Budget: Office Of Emergency Services (OES)

Feb 16, 2017 - This is because improved hydrologic conditions around the state will negate the need for some amount of state agency response compared to recent years. Based on improved hydrology and prior-year spending data, we find that OES might only require $14  million to provide emergency drinking water in the budget year, and it might be reasonable to reduce state operations funding for OES ’ drought response to about $1.7  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3563

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection [Publication Details]

Jan 8, 2018 - This alternative would require the state to begin a planning process within the next few years. Second, the Legislature could direct the State Archives to rely principally on digital records in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3730

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - If voters approve NPLH, the administration intends to award $262  million each year for seven years. These awards would start near the end of 2018. Based on typical costs for affordable housing development, these awards probably would fund roughly 20,000 supportive housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

2017-18 Budget: Control Section 4.11—Position Transparency

Mar 24, 2017 - The key objective of our recommendation above is to have DOF show its work in listing position vacancies in the annual budget document next year. Once DOF develops a transparent process for this exercise, the Legislature will be better equipped in future years to consider if this process meets its needs in budgeting for personnel resources each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3633

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2018 - Second, we discuss how the Census is conducted—including the steps the federal government has taken to date and what it plans to do over the next few years to conduct the 2020 Census. (We also describe state efforts to supplement these federal activities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3909

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - The uncertainties about the number of licensees and associated workload become even greater in out years as the share of new versus renewal applications would likely change compared to the initial years of regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3556

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection

Jan 8, 2018 - This method results in faster growth because a larger number of records are archived each year. The slow growth scenario, which our office produced, assumes a fixed number of record growth. This method results in slower growth because it assumes a constant number of records are archived every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3730

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter [Publication Details]

Apr 25, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter Format: HTML Description: In a Spring Finance Letter, the Governor proposes using remaining funds from a 2009 settlement agreement to provide the Secretary of State a three-year funding increase of $463,000 per year and three positions to support the agency’s activities related to the implementation of SB 450.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3656

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The administration requests a three-year funding increase of $463,000 per year for the Secretary of State and three positions to support the agency’s activities related to the implementation of SB 450.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656