An Update on California’s Cash Management Situation

Aug 31, 2020 - State Controller Uses a Variety of Techniques to Manage Cash Position. The General Fund ’s daily cash situation is monitored and managed by the State Controller ’s Office (SCO). (The daily cash situations of other state funds, like special funds, are primarily managed by state departments.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4266

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Child Support Services [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - Analyzes the Governor’s 2021-22 budget proposals related to the child support program, provides background on recent program developments and state review process of child support guidelines, and provides issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4369

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Medi ‑Cal Is the State ’s Largest Health Care Program, Covering Over 13   Million Low ‑Income Californians. Medi ‑Cal is the state ’s Medicaid program and provides health care coverage to over 13  m illion Californians with low incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

October 2020 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Nov 21, 2020 - The figure below shows how employment has evolved in both the state and the nation since the start of the pandemic. Overall employment in the state as of the middle of  October  was 8.4 percent below the level of February, somewhat worse than the national figure of 6.6 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/585

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Both state and local funding is available to support these partnership efforts. Counties can use their local funds to support these relationships, and state grant funding through the Mental Health Stude nt Services Act program also has been made available to counties to support these efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

Building Permits Update: June 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 5, 2021 - Single family activity has rebounded since last spring ’s pandemic-driven slump, as prices have risen sharply in most of the state ’s metropolitan areas. The Inland Empire, Sacramento, and Los Angeles areas had the most permits in that order, which is the typical pattern.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/682

COVID-19 and the Labor Market: Who Are California's Frontline and Remote Workers? [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2020 - Latino Workers Make Up Disproportionate Share of State ’s Frontline Workforce. As shown in the figure below, while Latino workers make up only 38  percent of the state ’s workforce, half of the state ’s frontline workers are Latino.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/593

COVID-19 and the Labor Market: Who Are California's Frontline and Remote Workers? [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2020 - Latino Workers Make Up Disproportionate Share of State ’s Frontline Workforce. As shown in the figure below, while Latino workers make up only 38  percent of the state ’s workforce, half of the state ’s frontline workers are Latino.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/593

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - …But State Also Faces an Operating Deficit Beginning in 2021 ‑22. Under our main forecast, General Fund revenues from the state ’s three largest sources would grow at an average annual rate of less than 1  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

Proposition 23 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Summary of Legislative Analyst ’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually. Ballot Label Fiscal Impact : Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=23&year=2020