The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2024 - In this post, we assess the Governor's proposal to increase the mill assessment—a tax levied on pesticides when first sold into or within the state—to address the structural deficit within the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s special fund and to support various programmatic expansions for the department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4873

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - Continue practice of treating Yolo County as non ‑CMSP county for purposes of the redirection and increase redirection to 75 percent. Yolo County proposed to be treated as CMSP county for purposes of the redirection.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

^[PDF] $100 2019‑20 One time • 13 most populous cities •

$100 2019‑20 One time • 13 most populous cities • Counties • CoCs HCFC Project Roomkey 112 2019‑20 2020‑21 One time • Cities • Counties • Other public entities DSS Homekey Program 800 2020‑21 One time • Cities • Counties • Other public entities HCD HHAP Continuation 300 2020‑21 One time • 13 most populous cities • Counties • CoCs HCF a All fund source.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2021/2021-22-Budget-Analysis-Housing-and-Homelessness-Proposals-020521.pdf

^[PDF] The People’s Gaming Act

After that time, the Legislature could either extend Las Vegas- and Atlantic City-type gaming to all counties in California or eliminate it. The initiative establishes the People’s Gaming Act Commission, a three-member body appointed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2002/020309_INT.pdf

^[PDF] College Affordability Act of 2008

The 1 percent surcharge funds county mental health programs. Student Fees. The state maintains two public university systems: the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070856.pdf

Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog] Examining California 's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector June 9, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: While high-tech firms have played a big role, the recent increase in California income tax withholding has been broad-based.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/662

^[PDF] Overview of the 1992-93 Governor's Budget

Local revenues have been reduced by the recession, and state allocations of realignment revenues to counties will fall short of last year's estimates by $150 million. The budget increases the local fiscal burden by shifting about $500 mil- lion of state costs to local entities -- primarily counties and enterprise special districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/1992/reports/overview_of_gov's_budget_0192.pdf

A Report on Tax Agency Information and Data Exchange

(Appendix A provides a list of the main state agencies that provide data to the tax agencies.) Local government sources are used most heavily by BOE, and include county assessors, city licensing boards, and county courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/tax_agencies/Tax_Agencies_012307.aspx

^[PDF] CalWORKS Grants: Relation to Poverty Measures and Recent Changes

Maximum CalWORKs Grants Have Fallen Over Time Relative to the FPL (Continued) 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 10, 2016 ; Research Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Differs From Official Poverty Measure „ SPM thresholds are adjusted for regional cost of living, and are higher than the FPL in most parts of the state. „ SPM resource definition is more comprehensive, and
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2016/CalWORKs-Grants-031016.pdf

Home Prices Update: February 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 5, 2021 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties, and suggests that the shift to remote work has been a key factor in recent price changes. San Francisco has long been northern California ’s largest business hub, and historically a large share of its work force has commuted in from other counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/637