The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision Cannabis-Related Proposals

May 16, 2017 - Beginning in 2018 ‑19, the May Revision proposes an additional $1  million per year for two years from the CCF to provide county agricultural commissioners with resources for cannabis-related pesticide use training and outreach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3672

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision In-Home Supportive Services Cost-Sharing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - Figure 2 Main Features of the Proposal 2017-18 General Fund support to partially offset increased county IHSS costs $400  million Realignment revenue growth to partially offset increased county IHSS costs a All sales tax and VLF growth All sales tax and VLF growth All sales tax and VLF growth All sales
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3671

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision In-Home Supportive Services Cost-Sharing Proposal [Publication Details]

May 16, 2017 - The new MOE would significantly increase costs to counties in 2017-18 relative to 2016-17. While the MOE shifts significant costs to counties, the proposal provides state General Fund support and additional realignment revenue to partially offset this increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3671

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - The PMIA holds funds on behalf of the state, as well as cities, counties, and other local entities in the separate Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF). As of the quarter that ended in March  2017, the balance of the PMIA was roughly $70  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - LAO Estimates of Property Tax Revenue Slightly Above May Revision Estimates. Compared with the administration ’s estimates of property tax revenue, our estimates are $96  million (0.5  percent) higher in 2016 ‑17 and $169  million (0.8  percent) higher in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2017-18 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 13, 2017 - Some of these elements could affect overall costs for counties and the state in future years. While the proposal accomplishes two county priorities —making counties ’ costs relatively predictable and generally aligning counties ’ costs with available revenues —there may be simpler ways to accomplish these goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3669

2017 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 12, 2017 - Insurance Gross Premiums Tax                       Lower Estimates of Revenue Loss Associated With Managed Care Organizations Deal. The 2016-17 budget package levied a special health care tax on managed care organizations (MCOs) for three years and exempted them from the CT and  the insurance tax  over the same period.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/240

2017 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 11, 2017 - Taxes. Various proposals could reduce business taxes and change individual income taxes in a number of ways. The President, for example, has proposed lowering marginal income tax rates and, at the same time, eliminating the deduction for state and local tax payments —a deduction that disproportionately benefits Californians, as well as residents of a few other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/239

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

Apr 25, 2017 - Under SB  450, counties may replace the current precinct model of voting with a new “vote center ” model. However, there is no requirement that counties implement the vote center model. The law allows 14 counties —accounting for about one-fifth of California ’s registered voters —to implement the new voting model in 2018 and the remaining counties to implement the model in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Legislative districts. [Ballot]

Apr 13, 2017 - County Election Responsibilities. California counties are responsible for conducting elections, including: dividing each county into precincts, establishing and providing places for voting, maintaining voter regist ration records, printing ballots and sample ballots, and transmitting election results to the Secretary of State.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-002