The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Higher Education Budget

(One of these colleges, City College of San Francisco, is facing the possibility of losing its accreditation later this year.) Another CCC (Compton Community College) lost its accreditation in 2006 and has yet to earn it back.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/higher-ed/higher-ed-021214.aspx

2001 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)

The department reported in December 2000 the range of market rates for office leases in different cities shown in Figure 2. The figure shows that office lease costs in San Francisc o are now 50 percent to over 400 percent more than in these other cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/general_govt/gen_14_1760_DGS_anl01.htm

Groundwater Preservation and Water Consumer Awareness Act of 2015 [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2015 - In recent years, local governments, such as cities, counties, and water districts, have spent about $26  billion per year to supply water and to treat wastewater. About 80  percent of this spending is paid for by ratepayers of water and sewer bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-021

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana [Ballot]

Jun 11, 2015 - A small number of cities also impose a supplemental tax on medical marijuana sales. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-024

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Projected Estimated 2007-08 Proposed 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Governor’s Budget/May Revise Reserve $476 $135 $202 $320 $361 $336 Revenues 2,096 2,503 2,715 2,810 2,908 3,010 Transfer to/from other funds -16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 Resources $2,556 $2,637 $2,916 $3,128 $3,268 $3,344 Expenditures 2,421 2,435 2,596 2,767 2,933 3,109 Fund Balance $135 $202 $320 $361 $336 $235 Senate Version—Additional $120 million for DMV in 2008-09 and annually thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2008/Motor_vehicle_account_fund_condition_under_senate_and_assembly_budgets.pdf

^[PDF] All Other Solutions Proposed in the 2024-25 May Revision General

All Other Solutions Proposed in the 2024-25 May Revision General Fund (In Millions) Type Description 2023-24 2024-25 Cost Shift Capital Annex Project—shift funding from cash to bonds -$500 $950 Cost Shift Loans to the General Fund from special funds — 607 Cost Shift Extend repayment schedule for current loans — 250 Cost Shift Shift General Fund expenditures for Civil Rights Department to special
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4902/Appendix-2-All-Other-Solutions.pdf

^[PDF] Appendix 2, Figure 1 Other General Fund Solutions Proposed in

Appendix 2, Figure 1 Other General Fund Solutions Proposed in the 2023-24 Governor’s Budget: Cost Shifts General Fund Savings (In Millions) Description 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Active Transportation Program (Transportation Infrastructure Package) — — $300 Climate—Community Resilience — — 250 Climate—Wildfire and Forest Resilience — — 15 Local climate adaptation programs (Transportation
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4662/Appendix-2-Other-General-Fund-Solutions.pdf

LAO Economy and Taxes

LAO Economy and Taxes Video November 16, 2011 - We forecast that General Fund revenues and transfers in 2011-12 will be $3.7 billion below the level assumed in the June budget package. Such a shortfall could result in $2 billion of “trigger cuts” to various programs—including all of the “Tier 1” trigger cuts and three-fourths of the “Tier 2” cuts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=8&category=0&year=0&page=9

^[PDF] Trial Court Funding

These augmentations reduced the ongoing reductions to $486 million through 2015-16.  Additionally, about $235 million in various actions were taken to help the trial courts accommodate budget reductions on an ongoing basis, such as ongoing transfers from various judicial branch special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2016/Trial-Court-Funding-031016.pdf

LAO 2003 Budget Analysis: Resources, Oversight of Electricity Contract Settlement Funds

These funds are proposed to be transferred from CPA to the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (California Energy Commission) for expenditure in the commission's Solar Schools Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/resources/res_8_cc_electricity_anl03.htm