Cal Facts 1996, California's Population

Almost 30 percent of all Californians live in Los Angeles County. A total of 5.5 million people -- one in six -- live in the counties of the Central Valley and the Sierra foothills. Inland Counties Growing Fastest Population Growth Rates for California Counties 1994 to 1995 The highest population growth rates are occurring mainly
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Property taxes are the largest general purpose

Property taxes are the largest general purpose revenue source. County expenditures are largely dictated by state laws and budget actions, with more than half of county revenues being spent for health and public assistance.
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^[PDF] 1996 Cal Facts: STATE AND LOCAL FINANCE

Special districts are divided into two categories: (1) enterprise districts, which charge fees to users of their services and are organized like businesses, and (2) nonenterprise districts, which finance service deliv- ery primarily with tax and assessment revenues.
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Administration, which consists of district administration and

Administration, which consists of district administration and county and state oversight, accounts for 6 percent of the cost of an average school. K-12 School Revenue 1993-94 The state provided half of all school revenues in 1993-94, while local government sources contributed 38 percent.
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Policy Brief: Reversing the Property Tax Shifts

Figure 4 Allocating the Property Tax Shifts a (Shift Amounts in Millions) Counties $525 Each county shift specified in statute. Shift amounts developed by county agreement and are largely proportionate to county shares of AB 8 benefits. $1,998 Shift amount allocated in proportion to two factors: County share of taxable sales.
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Bond Debt Update

If the Governor's tax cut proposal is enacted, the range of bond sales over the period shown in Figure 1 would be reduced by about $5 billion under each debt level. The data in Figure  1 are intended to illustrate the state's debt capacity under different assumptions.
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Overview of the 1996-97 May Revision

Strong Income Taxes Lead to Major Revenue Revisions. In contrast to its modest revisions to the economic outlook, the administration's revenue revisions have been substantial. The bulk of the total $2.7 billion revenue increase is d ue to higher projected income tax receipts.
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Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year

Item 1730-001-0001--Franchise Tax Board 1. Computing System Redesign. The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the Legislative Analyst's Office and the appropriate fiscal committees of the Legislature semi-annual reports beginning September 1, 1996 and March 1, 1997 regarding the accrual of tax revenues attributable to the redesign of the Bank and Corporation Tax computing system.
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Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year

Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year Prefire management initiative in spec ified ranger units and contract county(ies) implemented. More valid maps. Stakeholder buy-in and participation in costs of projects.
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Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year

Establishing uniform and compatible performance agreements with county agencies and state adoptions district offices, including specific performance measures and proposed incent ives and sanctions. The department shall consult with the counties, the Legislative Analyst's Office, staff of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, and other interested par ties throughout the process of developing these adoption strategies.
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