Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 August 21, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding was about even with the same week in 2019, and total collections since late March likewise are about even with the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/527

Building Permits Update: September 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 1, 2018 - Permitting has been trending upward in San Joaquin County since the beginning of 2017. The county has issued an average of 175 permits per month since 2013. In 2017, an average of 215 per month were issued.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/314

^[PDF] California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2008-09 Through 2013-14

California’s public K-12 education system consists of more than 1,000 locally governed school districts and county offices of education. These entities operate about 9,500 schools serv- ing about 6 million K-12 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_112008.pdf

^[PDF] The expectation was that counties would be more

The expectation was that counties would be more effective and efficient than the state at managing these offenders and could reduce the high recidivism rates experienced by state parolees. In order to implement realignment and achieve improved outcomes at the local level, the Legislature shifted tax revenues to counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/crim/criminal-justice-primer/criminal-justice-primer-011713.pdf

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Proposition 10 Early Childhood Development Programs (4250)

We would also note that while these would generally be ongoing savings, the level of savings would likely decline over time because taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products are a slowly declining revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09003010.aspx

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Most of the difference is attributable to differences in our estimates of grants spending and our inclusion of significant refundable tax credits as components of federal sp ending. While our estimate is not comparable with multi-state estimates, our approach does allow us to display spending amounts at a more detailed level and with more precision and detail than others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/7

^[PDF] Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

The Legislature will want to consider whether to authorize additional sanctions and/ or continue or modify existing sanctions (such as wage garnishments, tax liens, or holds on drivers’ licenses). For example, under current law, collection programs can only direct the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the driver’s license of an offender who fails to pay once.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3322/criminal-fine-and-fee-system-010516.pdf

^[PDF] Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

The state’s 58 counties and 482 cities own and maintain these assets, as well as roughly 12,000 locally-owned bridges and other related roadway infrastructure. The state distributes a portion of its transportation revenues to cities and counties to support local streets and roads. • Transit and Rail.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4821/ZEV-Impacts-on-Transportation-121323.pdf

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 14, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 August 14, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding surged this week, pushing total collections since late March to within 0.9 percent of the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/522

U.S. Retail Sales: April 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Although these data are not specific to California, they can help us understand the likely effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on revenues from the sales and use tax, a key state and local revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/466