Traveling in California:Trends and Mobility (II)

This component of passenger rail primarily serves business and recreational travelers going between cities in California and to other parts of the country. Currently, Amtrak operates all intercity rail service in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/051100_cal_travels/051100_cal_travels_trends-2.html

FAQs Related to: SANDAG, An Assessment of Its Role

Cities and the county face significant economic incentives to orient their lan d use policies to promote a narrow range of land uses, primarily retail. What Are the Region’s Challenges and What Is SANDAG Doing to Address Them?
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/sandag/sandag_faq.html

^[PDF] Revenue from paper and reusable carryout bag sales.

This law does not replace existing local ordinances, and, therefore, only applies to cities and counties that do not already have their own single-use carryout bag ordinances. Referendum on State Ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150533.pdf

^[PDF] Teacher Workforce

.  Certain Types of Schools  City-center schools.  Low-income schools.  Certain types of rural schools.  Evidence of Shortages  Research over many years has found substantial evidence of shortages in these subject areas and types of schools.  Having higher rates of open positions during the school year, requiring more time to fi ll open positions, and having higher rates of teachers working on emergency permits are common signs of these shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2017/Teacher-Workforce-032117.pdf

2007 Initiative Analysis: Uninsured Motorist Law Enforcement Act of 2008

The measure would permanently establish California’s Low Cost Automobile Insurance program in Los Angeles County and the City and County of San Francisco. Fiscal Effect The operations of CHP and DMV are primarily supported by driver license and vehicle registration fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070858.aspx

^[PDF] LAO 1997 Budget Analysis: Property Tax Shift Chapter

Some California residents may prefer, for example, to have more property taxes allocated to their city or library special district, than a simple proportional reversal of the property tax shift would provide.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/part6a_tax_shift_pi97.pdf

^[PDF] CalRecycle has approved five pilots in the following

CalRecycle has approved five pilots in the following jurisdictions: San Francisco, Culver City, San Mateo County, Irvine, and Sonoma County. The local jurisdictions work with recyclers to test different redemption options, including bag drop service, reverse vending machines, mobile collection programs, and fixed recycling centers at nontraditional locations (such as a city park).
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2021/The-2021-22-Budget-CalRecycle-021021.pdf

^[PDF] LAO The State Appropriations Limit

With regard to nonschool local entities (that is, cities, counties, and special districts), however, there is considerable room available. There are a few examples of local entities that have reached or exceeded their limits during the past two decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/041300_gann/041300_gann.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Perspectives and Issues: PERSPECTIVES ON STATE REVENUES

As shown in Figure 10, the com- bined state and local sales tax rate in California currently ranges from 7.25 percent for counties that impose no optional sales taxes, up to 8.5 percent in the City and County of San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p963.pdf

^[PDF] State and local government taxes and fees.

“General taxes”—that is, taxes levied by cities and counties for any purpose—may be approved by a majority vote of the electorate. On the other hand, “special taxes”—that is, any taxes levied by schools or special districts or taxes levied by cities and counties for specified purposes—require a two-thirds vote of the electorate.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170677.pdf