^[PDF] California's Fiscal Outlook: Proposition 98 Briefing

This growth is caused by:  Rising property values.  Growth in property tax revenues associated with the dissolution of redevelopment agencies.  The expiration of the “triple fl ip” in 2016-17. (The end of the triple fl ip results in property tax revenues shifting back from cities and counties to schools and colleges.)
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2013/Fiscal-outlook-Prop98-briefing-112013.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

IHSS Providers Receive Wages Negotiated at the County Level. Because the wages of IHSS providers are negotiated at the county level, they vary by county—currently ranging from the state-mandated hourly minimum wage of $8 to $12.20 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/human-services/human-services-022014.pdf

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - The commission determined that because federal law requires counties to use voting systems in federal elections, all counties would be subject to the manual tally regulations for close contests in 2008 (a presidential election year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

The amounts shown for "boot camp " programs, which were awarded on a competitive basis, were granted to eight counties in August 1995. The awards range from $30,099 to Orange County for planning to $1.9 million to Fresno County for construction of a boot camp.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96dcc.html

^[PDF] 1959 Budget Analysis: Transmittal

The principal expenditures which are provided for by the Constitution and by the statutes include $635.6 million in public school apportionments, $278.7 million for the State Highway System, $191.4 million for social welfare assistance, and $235.8 million in highway users revenues shared with cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1959/01_transmittal_1959.pdf

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - Following the 2018 Camp Fire, for example, nearby health systems in Butte County experienced increased demand due to the loss of 100 staffed hospital beds in Paradise. Increased Demand for Certain Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Dec 4, 2019 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/417

^[PDF] Initiative LetterAlternative process for local governments to assess fees for flood control, stormwater management, water, and sewer services (Amendment No. 1).

Most spending on water programs in the state is done at the local level by local government agencies such as special districts, cities, and counties. These local government agencies provide four major water-related services:  Water Service.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150659.pdf

Building Permits Update: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 31, 2020 - Nearly 60 percent of the state total came from just two counties: Los Angeles, which recorded its biggest monthly total since January, and Santa Clara, which had its biggest month since 2018. Nonresidential construction permits were slightly lower in July than in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/536

The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2020 - We find that a tax based on nicotine content has some advantages. We also suggest that the Legislature consider a wide range of possible tax rates. Once the Legislature has chosen a rate, we recommend indexing the rate to inflation and revisiting it frequently to assess whether further adjustments are warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4171