^[PDF] The 2001-02 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

This is a result of recent legislation that transferred responsibility for court operations and personnel systems from counties to the state. One issue which the Governor’s budget does not address is whether and under what circumstances responsibility for court facilities also should be transferred to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/2001_pandi/pandi_2001.pdf

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - UC Performance and Cost Reduction Measures Measure Implementation Time Line Streamline Transfer Pathways UC is to closely align its lower-division requirements for its 20  most popular majors with those used by CSU and CCC for associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

^[PDF] Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State's Transfer Process

At the same time, our proposals maintain the uni- versities’ flexibility and authority to decide which community college courses are transferable on a systemwide basis. In addition, the community col- leges themselves would still be able to determine their own course offerings (regardless of whether the courses are transferable).
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/CCC_transfer/CCC_transfer_011706.pdf

^[PDF] Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana.

While state law prohibits the establishment of facilities that distribute, sell, or cultivate medical marijuana within 600 feet of a school, it otherwise gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operations of such facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150430.pdf

^[PDF] Voters FIRST Act for Congress 2021

Further, the commission is to consider the “geographic in- tegrity of any city, county, city and county, neighborhood, or community of interest” in redrawing district boundaries. Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 2 March 10, 2010 Major Provisions Proposed New Method for Congressional Redistricting.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100102.pdf

California Housing

March 8, 2017 Housing element law requires cities and counties to develop a plan that demonstrates how their planning and zoning rules will accommodate future home building. Our review of availa ble evidence suggests that housing elements fall well short of their goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Housing

Making Government Make Sense: A More Rational Structure for State and Local Government [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1993 - We offer a model of a rational organization (or "realignment") of state, county, city, and special district responsibilities. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/156

The 2014-15 Budget: The Commission on Teacher Credentialing [Publication Details]

Mar 28, 2014 - Although the Governor's proposal to allow 60-day fund transfers among accounts would provide some cash relief, we recommend the Legislature instead consolidate CTC's revenues into a single, combined account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2987

Major Features of the 2003 California Budget

The budget package offsets local sales tax losses (almost $2.5  billion in 2004-05) by redirecting to cities and counties a commensurate amount of property taxes from the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF).
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/major_features_03-04/major_features_03-04.html

^[PDF] LAO Alternative: CALFED Bay-Delta Program Reorganization

The fi rst transfer is made on effi ciency grounds; the second transfer is based on programmatic fi t. These transfers are consistent with current law that give responsibilities for these program elements to the secretary and the board, respectively. 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/conf_comm/2006/Resources/CALFED_060206.pdf