^[PDF] The Fair Competition and Taxpayer Savings Act

For example, chartered cities generally have the broadest authority to contract for services. Specifically, Article XI, Section 5 (a) of the Constitution authorizes charter cities to exercise plenary authority over all municipal affairs, free from any constraint imposed by the state Legislature and subject only to constitutional limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050010.pdf

^[PDF] State Oversight of Redevelopment

The California Attorney General has broad authority to enforce state laws, but has used this independent authority to challenge local redevelopment projects only twice over the past two de- cades (City of Industry, 2001 and California City, 2005).
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2005/State_Oversight_of_Redevelopment_031705.pdf

1997-98 Budget Analysis, General Government Departments Part 2

If a legal owner is not identified, the state assumes ownership of the property. According to the Controller's Office, the state currently holds in excess of $2  billion in unclaimed property belonging to approximately five million individuals and organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/general_govt_depts2-a_anal97.html

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - Governor ’s Plan Does Not Account for Provider Flexibility to Transfer Funds Between Programs. Providers that offer both State Preschool and General Child Care have the option twice a year to transfer non-Proposition  98 funds between those two contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

^[PDF] SANDAG: An Assessment of Its Role in the San Diego Region

Increasing the Accountability of the SANDAG Board Because city residents have no certainty regarding which city official will repre- sent them on the SANDAG board or how long this representative will serve, it is difficult for city residents to hold their SANDAG representatives accountable.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/sandag/sandag_033006.pdf

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - UC Admitting All Eligible Transfer Applicants, CSU Denying Admission to Some Applicants. UC reports that it admits all eligible transfer applicants. CSU, by contrast, reports denying admission to about 11,000 eligible transfer students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - Both types of projects may be infrastructure in the broad sense, with differences —like ownership of the asset —making one but not the other eligible for administrative augmentation. As  the Legislature considers the Governor ’s budget, we suggest it also consider which programs have preexisting processes for adjusting for inflation and which do not and whether automatic adjustments align with its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2007-08 Through 2012-13

The Governor has the authority to suspend the annual transfer through an executive order issued by June 1 of the preceding fiscal year. (Our forecast assumes that the transfers are not suspended.) Outstanding Balance of Deficit –Financing Bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_07.aspx

Transfer Healthy Families Program to Department of Health Care Services

May 22, 2011 - The notification would include the reasons for the transfer, the fiscal assump tions used in calculating the transfer amount, and any potential fiscal effects on the program from which funds are being transferred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/434

^[PDF] An Assessment: Governor's Local Government Proposal

This formula is similar to the ERAF methodology in current law. • If an agency fails to make its payment to ERAF, the city or county sponsoring agency makes the payment. WHAT DOES THE GOVERNOR PROPOSE?
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/local_gov/052404_loc_gov_proposal.pdf