Home Prices Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 1, 2021 - In the longer term, chronically high housing costs have hurt the state ’s business climate and been a key reason California loses residents to other states on net in most years. December 2020 data show that home price growth has accelerated even more in California than nationwide in recent months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/617

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - People released from prison after serving a term for a serious or violent offense are generally supervised in the community by state parole agents. The state provides these parolees with access to a variety of rehabilitation services, including SUDT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Building Permits Update: April 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - This is also the first time since 2007 that the state has had two straight months over 6,000 units. Single family activity has rebounded strongly since last spring ’s pandemic-driven slump, as prices have risen sharply in most of the state ’s metropolitan areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/663

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2022 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposal to provide resources to the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to implement specific proposals recommended by a taskforce established by the Governor aimed at finding ways to make the state a better employer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4564

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Our analysis does not estimate the amount of underlying rental debt that existed prior to March  2020 due to the state ’s longstanding housing affordability challenges, nor do we forecast how state and federal policy changes would affect the accumulation of rental debt in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds [Publication Details]

May 4, 2021 - Moreover, beyond a relatively broad set of pandemic-related parameters, the ARP likely provides states with considerable flexibility over how to allocate the funds, presenting the Legislature with a unique opportunity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4422

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Local reserves can be especially helpful during times when the state is deferring payments, as colleges might not receive their state funding until many months after they have incurred operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Federal law requires the state to allow Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to choose whether —and which —ILOS benefits to offer. If managed care plans do not widely opt to provide ILOS benefits, the availability of these new services could be more limited in scope than the state ultimately desires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

^[PDF] Although these public employees perform a variety of jobs

Although these public employees perform a variety of jobs across the state and receive varying levels of total compensation, they often receive a compensation package that consists of (1) salary, (2) health benefits for active employees and their eligible dependents, and (3) retirement benefits (often including pension and retiree health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/letters/2022/Cooley-Cunningham-CalCare-031722.pdf