The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - (Despite a total of $12. 4  m illion in associated expenditures over the past three years, the administration reports the maintenance backlog at SSS decreased from $25. 6  m illion in 2015 ‑ 16 t o $21. 3  m illion as of June 2018.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Coun ties will prioritize limited home visiting funding to provide home visits for first ‑time parents under the age of 25. (Counties could also serve other families, but only insofar as funds are available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version) [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2018 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. This publication discusses the 2018‑19 Budget Act and other major budget actions approved in 2018. This version reflects all budgetary legislation related to the 2018-19 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3870

Building Permits Update: August 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 1, 2018 - Single family homes (40,855) have made up about half of the statewide total so far this year, as they have in recent years. August single family permits beat 2017 levels by 8 percent. Single family permits have exceeded 2017 levels in every month of 2018 except June.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/309

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - By contrast, about 32  p ercent of Denti ‑Cal beneficiaries overall utilized dental services in each of those years, as shown in Figure  3 . Figure 3 RC Consumers Receive Fewer Dental Services in Denti ‑Cal Than Beneficiaries Overall Calendar Year
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

Unemployment Claims Update: August 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 24, 2018 - August claims fell below the average of the past 12 months (181,000), as well as the five-year average (207,000). As shown on the left side of the graphic below, unemployment claims have trended downward over the past 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/308

Felony sentencing. [Ballot]

Sep 24, 2018 - It also required that the savings that the measure created by diverting people from state prison be spent on trua ncy (unexcused school absences) prevention, programs intended to reduce crime, and victim services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-008

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 24, 2018 - Should schools gain property tax revenues under the measure, state funding for schools would decrease by a similar amount in most years. Conversely, should schools lose property tax revenues under the measure, state funding for schools would increase by a similar amount in most years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-006

Home Sales Update: August 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2018 - During the past year, the year-over-year growth rate in home sales has slowed. Sales growth generally has hovered around zero and has posted declines in some months. While somewhat notable, this mild slowdown is far from the type of drop that is normally seen before an economic downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/306

August 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Sep 12, 2018 - As noted throughout the year, withholding has been growing notably compared to 2017. From January to July, withholding has grown 9.4 percent compared to the same period in 2017. August 2018 was no exception.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/305