Parole consideration, credits, and the prosecution of juveniles in adult court, Amendment No. 1. [Ballot]

Feb 11, 2016 - Net Increase in County Costs. If fewer youths are tried and convicted as adults, the measure would also have a number of fiscal effects on counties. First, as discussed above, counties would be responsible for paying a portion of the costs of housing these youth in DJJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-121

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - By far the largest of these programs is the federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which provides tax credits to affordable housing developers to cover a portion of their building costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - For example, as of December  2015, a total of 1,130 households in Tulare County had reported running out of water, and of those, 700  reported obtaining an interim or permanent solution. The impacts of these water shortages have compounded other challenges in some affected communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

Cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. Version 7 [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2016 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-120

Cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. Version 6 [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2016 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-119

Alternative process for local governments to assess fees for flood control, stormwater management, water, and sewer services (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - Most spending on water programs in the state is done at the local level by local government agencies such as special districts, cities, and counties. These local government agenci es provide four major water-related services: Water Service.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-116

Changes to how Californians vote. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - Ongoing Savings to County Governments. The provisions of the measure related to authorizing county elections officials to conduct mail-only elections likely —on net —would reduce the costs to county elections offices to conduct elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-117

Changes to how Californians vote. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - No Significant Fiscal Effect on County Governments. The measure would require the state to reimburse counties for costs associated with implementing the statewide online voting system. Accordingly, the new IT system likely would ha ve no significant fiscal effect on county government.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-118

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - In districts where these students make up more than 55  percent of the student body, the state provides an additional “concentration grant. ” The total allotment for each district is funded through a combination of local property tax revenue and state aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

Extend temporary personal income tax rate increases on high-income taxpayers (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 25, 2016 - Income Taxes. Proposition  30 also increased marginal income tax rates paid by roughly the 1  percent of tax filers in the state with the highest incomes. Depending on their taxable income levels, these filers pay an extra 1 percent, 2 percent, or 3  percent tax on part of their incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-115