Statewide Minimum Wage Increasing in January

Dec 6, 2016 - On July 1, 2017, the minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour in six cities —Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena, San Jose, San Leandro, and Santa Monica —and in unincorporated Los Angeles County. (Like the statewide minimum wage increase, most of these increases initially will apply only to employers with 26 or more employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3512

Statewide Minimum Wage Increasing in January [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2016 - A new law passed in 2016 (SB 3 [Leno]) will increase California’s statewide minimum wage over a period of several years. The first increase will occur on January 1, 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3512

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Enrollment is projected to increase in half of the state ’s counties and decrease in the other counties. Riverside and Kern Counties are projected to experience the greatest enrollment increases, with gains over the period of 5  percent (23,000 students) and 10  percent (18,000 students), respectively.
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Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Local transportation funding sources include local sales taxes, transit fares, development impact fees, and property taxes. About one-fifth of the state ’s transportation funding comes from the federal government, supported primarily by federal excise taxes on diesel and gasoline.
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Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - While the county jail and community supervision populations have declined somewhat, the share of total offenders under county jurisdiction has increased from 59 percent to 69 percent over the same time period.
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Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - The federal loans are estimated to be repaid in 2018, in part due to temporarily increased revenues from federal UI taxes paid by employers. However, absent an ongoing increase in revenues and/or reduction in benefits, the trust fund risks returning to insolvency in a future economic downturn.
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Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Cal Facts: 2016 Limits property tax rates and assessment increases. Establishes vote requirement for certain taxes. 4 (1979) Sets annual state and local spending caps. Requires state to reimburse local governments for some state mandates. 98 (1988) Establishes minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges. 172 (1993) Imposes half-cent sales
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November 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Dec 2, 2016 - November 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein We now have preliminary information from the state 's tax agencies on November 2016 state tax collections--specifically, the state 's "Big Three " General Fund taxes: the personal income tax (PIT), the corporation tax (CT), and the sales and use tax (SUT).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/219

October 2016 State Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Dec 1, 2016 - Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.  
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Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Recent State Oversight Actions

Dec 1, 2016 - With a few exceptions, well stimulation treatments were limited to Kern, Kings, and Ventura counties in relatively well-established oil fields. Initial Independent Study Completed. Senate Bill 4 requires the California Natural Resources Agency to contract for an independent scientific study on well stimulation treatments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3513