Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 4, 2023 - Elections generally are administered by county election officials. County election officials ’ duties include registering voters, maintaining an accurate list of registered voters in the county, sending ballots and other election materials to voters, facilitating in-person voting, receiving and tabulating cast ballots, facilitating a process for
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-016

Did California Enter a Recession Last Fall? [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2023 - First,  it offers an explanation for the recent slowdown in state tax collections. Despite some  improvements in the last few months, tax collections  have  been and are  anticipated to continue to be  weak by historical standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/785

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - This oil is mostly extracted from oil reserves located in Kern County (about 70  percent), followed by Los Angeles (about 7  percent), and Fresno, Monterey, and Ventura Counties (about 4  percent each).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

U.S. Retail Sales Update: August 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 14, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 1.2 percent over the last 3 months and 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. Retail sales growth has outpaced inflation over the last 3 months, but not over the last 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/782

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The state collects tax revenue to fund many of its government services and facilities. It deposits most tax revenue into its General Fund, which it in turn uses to pay for education, prisons, health care, and other public services (including some research).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Employees represented by Local 1000 work in every county in California and some even work outside of the state; however, most of them work in Sacramento County. Compensation Study Local 1000 Represents Hundreds of Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Through Savings Plus, employees can open a 401(k) and/or a 457(b) account and can choose to make contributions on a pre-tax or post-tax basis to these accounts. Employees can then choose from a variety of investment options, including indexed and m anaged funds and target-date funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - Unit 19’s current members are represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ( Local 2620). The administration posted on its website the agreement , a summary of the agreement , and a summary of the administration’s estimate of the agreement’s fiscal effects .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - For example, housing developments that are privately owned, r eceive no property tax exemption, and do not have more than 49  percent of housing units occupied by low-income residents, as defined, are exempt from Article 34.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Third, should notable contractions occur in the oil and gas sector as a result of new regulations, this could have broader economic impacts and neg atively affect other state and local revenue sources such as income taxes or property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012