Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - State Periodically Experiences Damaging Earthquakes. The state has experienced a number of destructive earthquakes in its history. Figure  9 highlights some of the major earthquakes that have affected the state in the past 50 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918

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

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - Through this program, the federal government typically pays 75 percent of eligible state and local government costs in responding to a disaster and repairing public facilities after a disaster. In the case of state activities, the state pays the remaining 25 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

State Fiscal Health Index: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - Knowing when the state ’s next budget slowdown will happen is impossible. Many economic factors outside the state ’s control influence state revenues. Despite this, certain data points can help us understand whether shifting economic conditions are likely to lead to growth or declines in state revenues in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/339

Building Permits Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - The recent slowdown in multifamily permitting has not been consistent across the state. Certain areas, like Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and Sacramento counties have had notable slowing in recent months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/338

Unemployment Claims Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 2, 2019 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/337

November 2018 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Dec 28, 2018 - Overall employment in the state has grown 1.8 percent over the past 12 months, very close to the nation’s 1.7 percent growth rate.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/335

Child custody and juvenile dependency. [Ballot]

Dec 24, 2018 - However, some or all of the county costs resu lting from increased workload could potentially be shifted to the state. This is because the State Constitution generally requires that the state fund child welfare related cost in creases resulting from state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-011

Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely

Dec 21, 2018 - At that time, state policymakers were expecting revisions to federal rules on health care-related taxes that could have, in the years followin g 2018-19, prohibited a MCO tax similar in structure to the state ’s current MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3915

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - This report provides a conceptual overview of the potential economic effects of policies intended to help meet these goals—both positive and negative—as well as identifies some key issues for the Legislature to consider when designing and evaluating state climate policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3911