Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - Selected County–Level Data
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532/1

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - The budget assumes a total of $1.6  billion in transportation revenues shared with cities and counties to support local streets and roads —an increase of $317  million, or 24  percent, above the estimated current-year level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

Federal Spending in California [Publication Details]

Jan 18, 2017 - These online posts estimate and explore federal expenditures in California, which we define as the amount of federal spending that we can directly attribute to recipients in California. In this set of posts, we display total federal expenditures by major program, recipient, and county. We also compare federal expenditures in California to other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3531

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - This method is consistent throughout the blog series except in Post 5, where we discuss all federal expenditures received by counties. Federal Medicaid funding for child welfare services, for example, is distributed from the federal government, to the state, and then to counties for the provision of services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/1

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - To do this, the Tax Foundation increases its estimate of tax revenues from each state in proportion to the total federal deficit. In effect, this inflates the estimated amount Californians “pay” in taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/2

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Most of the federal funds from the state support county costs for health and human services programs, like Medi-Cal and CalWORKs. Northern California Counties Receive the Most Funding Per Person. While the state ’s most populous counties —like Los Angeles and San Diego —received more federal funding than rural counties, northern counties received more federal funding per person, as shown in Figure 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/5

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Total Federal Expenditures by County. In this post, estimates of total federal expenditures by county include: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, federal civilian wages, military wages, government contracts, veterans ’ benefits, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), the refundable portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/6

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - State required cities and counties to shift property tax revenue on a one –time basis to schools. Cities and counties were backfilled with VLF revenue. Reduced Proposition  98 General Fund cost by $100  million. 1993 –94 ERAF Shift.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Counties administer SNAP, but the federal government paid the $7.6 billion in SNAP benefits directly to California grocers (we include costs to administer the SNAP program in payments to the state government, which are ultimately allocated to counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In these posts, we display total federal expenditures by major program, recipient, and county. We also compare federal expenditures in California to other states. Direct Federal Expenditures to Individuals, Private Entities, and Universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531