Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details]

Jan 3, 2017 - Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3519

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Under Proposition  64, adults 21 years of age or older can legally grow, possess, and use cannabis for nonmedical purposes, with certain restrictions. Prior to passage of Proposition  64, it was generally illegal to grow, possess, or use cannabis for nonmedical purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

A Look at Recent Progress Toward Statewide Housing Goals [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - The process generally is completed every 8 years. Progress toward RHNA goals has been mixed in recent years. The figure below compares home building permits in the state ’s 15 largest counties over the last three years to their RHNA production targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/226

Sales Tax Rates: Prop. 30 and Comparisons to Other States [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - Many Local Rates Will Increase Later in the Year. In the November 2016 election, voters in many parts of California passed local measures that will increase sales tax rates later in 2017. As a result, California ’s average SUT rate will increase to roughly 8.5 percent, and the state ’s highest SUT rate will increase to 10.25 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/227

The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - (The minimum wage will continue to increase along with inflation in subsequent years.) In this post, we discuss one of the most widely debated and heavily studied aspects of minimum wages—their effects on employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/225

California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program

Dec 14, 2016 - LBCC ’s experience suggests that extension programs could somewhat improve course access at other colleges during tight budget years while addressing concerns about equitable access and affordability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3515

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - While DGS has not initiated the construction or major renovation of any state office buildings over the past ten years, it has generally taken the department at least six years to complete new state office building and major renovation projects in recent decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

California's New Minimum Wage: An Introduction to the Series [EconTax Blog]

Dec 6, 2016 - A law passed in 2016 ( SB 3 [Leno] ) will increase California’s statewide minimum wage from $10 per hour to $15 per hour over a period of several years. (The law gives the Governor some opportunities to delay the increases, making the actual timing somewhat uncertain.)
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/220

California's New Minimum Wage: Statewide Minimum Wage Increasing in January [EconTax Blog]

Dec 6, 2016 - They will apply to employers with fewer than 26 employees one year later.) Most Local Minimum Wages Are Slightly Narrower Than The State ’s. Very few employees are exempt from the statewide minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/221

California's New Minimum Wage: Low-Wage Workers by Region [EconTax Blog]

Dec 6, 2016 - (The minimum wage will continue to increase along with inflation in subsequent years.) Low-Wage Workers. In this post, we provide information on how many workers will be affected directly by the fully implemented $15 per hour minimum wage in each region of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/222