How California Governments Respond to Disasters [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2019 - Government agencies are responsible for reacting quickly to disasters to help limit damage to people and their property. This includes assessing the disaster situation and bringing in the necessary resources to respond in a coordinated way. This post describes the state system used to facilitate a coordinated response to disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3919

The 2017-18 Budget: Military Department

Feb 10, 2017 - Insufficient Evidence That Addition of ZNE Is Cost-Effective for State. We recognize that energy conservation is a worthy state goal. This is because energy conservation can help reduce the state ’s environmental impact, and help it achieve its climate change-related goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3555

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - State budget analyses, including our own, anticipated tens of millions of dollars of state revenue due to the Games. An April 1984 DOF analysis estimated total state costs related to the 1984 Games at about $22  million (the equivalent of over $50  million today).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services The 2016-17 Budget Department of General Services The Department of General Services (DGS) provides a variety of services to state departments, such as procurement, management of state-owned and leased real estate, management of the state ’s vehicle fleet, printing, administrative hearings, legal services, development of building standards, and oversight over school construction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of Governor’s Cannabis-Related Trailer Bill Legislation [Publication Details]

Apr 24, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3654

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program [Publication Details]

Oct 8, 2018 - Housing is very expensive in California—in early 2018, the typical California home cost $481,000, roughly double the price of the typical home in the United States. The state offers the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program to help certain homeowners afford their property taxes and stay in their homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3885

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California [Publication Details]

Apr 28, 2020 - This post summarizes recent federal legislative and other actions to allocate funding to California and other states in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Figures in this post summarize—as comprehensively as was feasible—the amount of funding that we expect to flow to governments and other public entities in California from the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4226

The 2018-19 Budget: Review of Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Workload

May 7, 2018 - The remaining members are appointed by the State Controller, Secretary of State, and Attorney General. No more than three commissioners may be from the same political party. The chair is the only member of the commission who is considered a full-time member and who receives a salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3822

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - Therefore, the administration will provide trailer bill language to align the state ’s cannabis regulations. The concept of aligning the state ’s regulations where feasible makes sense. The extent to which the regulatory structures for medical and nonmedical cannabis are aligned would affect the resources necessary for state departments to regulate the cannabis industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3556

The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2016 - In addition, we note that the Governor’s budget also includes a $1.5 billion state office building proposal. (For more information on this proposal, please see our report The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s State Office Building Proposal. ) Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3362