California's Tax System: A Primer, Chapter 5

Vehicle License Fee (VLF) The VLF is an annual fee on the depreciated purchase price of a registered vehicle in California, levied in lieu of taxing vehicles as personal property. The revenues, which totale d an estimated $3.4 billion in 1999-00, are distributed to cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/tax_primer/0101_taxprimer_chapter5.html

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Federal programs include tax incentives for households to purchase ZEVs, grants for charging infrastructure, funding for electric buses and truck electrification, and funding to promote cleaner vehicle technologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

^[PDF] LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL AFFAIRS The Local Government Fiscal

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL AFFAIRS The Local Government Fiscal Affairs program is responsible for (1) prescribing accounting and budgeting requirements for counties and spe- cial districts and reporting local government financial transactions, (2) reviewing and reporting on the use of state gas tax funds, (3) approving county cost plan allocations,
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1979/04_executive_1979.pdf

^[PDF] Increases in the statewide minimum wage.

In May 2015, California’s statewide unemployment rate was close to 6 percent, but a few coastal counties—San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin—had unemployment rates below 4 percent. In contrast, a dozen counties—all in the inland part of the state—had unemployment rates above 9 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150343.pdf

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - The MHSA places a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion and dedicates the associated revenues to mental health services, the majority of which are administered by counties. The Governor has indicated that he is interested in potential changes to the MHSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

September 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Oct 11, 2019 - (Such changes in behavior should occur regardless of state tax conformity because the state tax rate is much lower than the federal rate.)  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/405

August 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Sep 12, 2018 - Higher personal income tax (PIT) withholding and increased sales tax revenue each made up about half of the increase. We discuss each of these in a bit more detail below. PIT Withholding Continued to Be Strong in August.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/305

^[PDF] Local Sales Tax Revenue Allocation

Allowed counties to opt in to a 1 percent uniform local sales tax. All counties opted in. “Triple Flip” and Proposition 1A (2004). State’s complex fiscal maneuver redirected a portion of Bradley-Burns revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2023/Sales-Tax-Revenue-111523.pdf

^[PDF] Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana.

Currently, local medical marijuana laws vary widely across the state, ranging from complete bans of such facilities in some cities and counties to no restrictions in other jurisdictions. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150430.pdf

^[PDF] Common Sense Act of 2010

It could also reduce the number of persons placed on county probation or state parole. The county jail savings would be offset to the extent that jail beds no longer needed for marijuana offenders were used for other criminals who are now being released early because of a lack of jail space.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090516.pdf