Building Permits Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - In November, multifamily permits fell 10 percent below the same month a year ago. Despite starting the year on pace to beat 2017 levels, multifamily permits in the first eleven months of 2018 now are slightly below 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/338

Home Sales Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 2, 2019 - Home sales in September through November of this year fell 11 percent below those same three months in 2017. This trend warrants monitoring, but is not yet a clear sign that broader economic conditions will slow.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/336

Child custody and juvenile dependency. [Ballot]

Dec 24, 2018 - This can include decisions about where the child lives and goes to school, as well as decisions about certain activities, such as those related t o religion or travel. If two people (such as the child ’s parents) have joint legal custody, then both are able to make the above decisions either separately or together.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-011

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - Similarly, for prospective analyses of the effects of state climate policies, forecasting economic conditions and technological advancements over the next 10 t o 12 years is subject to substantial uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely

Dec 21, 2018 - Fiscal Year. The tax rates generally increase each fiscal year. MCO Structure. The MCO tax applies a unique tax rate to non-Medi-Cal enrollment in any MCO that qualifies as an “Alternate Health Care Service Plan, ” defined as a nonprofit health plan that has high statewide enrollment, that owns or operates pharmacies, and that exclusively contract with a single medical group in all of its geographic areas of operation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3915

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - The Legislature has not adopted statewide goals for the number of zero ‑emission heavy ‑duty vehicles deployed by a certain year. We note, however, that the 2016 Governor ’s Sustainable Freight Action Plan establishes targets of improving freight system efficiency by 25  p ercent and deploying over 100,000 vehicles and equipment capable of zero ‑emission operation by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts [Publication Details]

Dec 20, 2018 - Recent legislation made several changes to the state’s system for intervening in fiscally distressed school districts. These changes could have significant implications for districts moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3914

Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts

Dec 20, 2018 - Conclusion For schools to keep their doors open, school districts must maintain good fiscal health. Local school boards are the ones tasked with keeping their districts in good fiscal health. These boards are to balance their district budgets each year, even when —especially when —doing so requires difficult trade ‑offs and decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3914

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - Figure 2 IHSS Provider Wagers Per State Minimum Wage a 2017 2024 and onwards Increase by inflation a The state minimum wage reflects the minimum wage of In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers across all counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

The Great Recession and California's Recovery [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2018 - The Great Recession and California's Recovery [Publication Details] The Great Recession and California's Recovery Format: PDF Description: Nearly ten years ago today, Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year projected a $42 billion deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3910