The California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act (Amendment #1-S) [Ballot]

Mar 3, 2015 - Based on the available data, we assume that the economic activity directly related to adult film production in California ranges from hundreds of millions of dollars per year to, at most, a few billion dollars per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-004

Drought response activities

Feb 27, 2015 - Current-Year Funding May Not Be Fully Needed. During the first half of 2014-15, OES spent an average of $225,000 each month on drought-related activities. If this average spending rate continued for the remainder of the curren t year, OES would not fully utilize the $4.4  million that was provided in the 2014-15 budget for such activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/826

No Blank Checks Initiative [Ballot]

Feb 27, 2015 - Bonds spread the costs of projects over time, which may make sense when projects provide services over many years. In addition to bonds, governments in California often use a variety of other funding sources (such as grants, taxes, and fees) to help pay for projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-003

Meeting ALRB Workload Needs

Feb 26, 2015 - The number of ULP complaints issued by the General Counsel has increased significantly in recent years and is expected to remain above historical levels, resulting in increased re quests for hearings by the Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/827

The California Nuclear Waste Act [Ballot]

Feb 26, 2015 - Accordingly, no new nuclear power plants have been constructed in California in over 35 years. (State law specifically exempted Diablo Canyon from these new requirements. Because no permanent disposal site for nuclear waste is now available in the United States, these facilities temporarily store their nuclear waste on site, either in water or in “dry case ” cement casings.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-001

California Electrical Utility District Act [Ballot]

Feb 26, 2015 - Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9005 of the Elections Code, we are informing you that, in our opinion, a reasonable estimate of the net fiscal impact of this proposed initiative measure cannot be prepared within 50 calendar days from the date this proposed initiative was received.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-002

The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2015 - This is an increase of $306 million, or about 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. In the report we provide an analysis of the Governor's budget proposals for state criminal justice departments and programs, including for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the judicial branch, various local public safety programs, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3181

California State Tax Expenditures Total Around $55 Billion [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2015 - In 1984, a law increased the frequency of the DOF report to once per year. The annual reports on tax expenditures by DOF  and the  FTB  are the principal sources of data for the information that follows. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/60

The 2015-16 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2015 - The Governor's budget includes $7.8 billion in Proposition 98 funding increases for schools and community colleges, including $5 billion for programmatic increases and $2.8 billion for retiring outstanding obligations. In this report, we recommend the Legislature improve some of the Governor's specific Proposition 98 proposals and reject others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3177

The 2015-16 Budget: Rethinking How the State Funds School Facilities [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - We recommend the Legislature replace the state's current system for financing school facilities with a new system. Specifically, we recommend the Legislature: (1) establish an annualized "expected facility cost" based on the replacement cost of existing school buildings; (2) provide an annual per-student grant that reflects a specified minimum state share of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3176