Overview of the 1999-00 Governor's Budget

Proposition 98 allocations (includes local property tax revenues) to K-12 schools total $32.8 billion in 1999-00. This represents an increase of $1.5 billion over the current-year estimate. The budget effectively augments these res ources by $191 million, for a total of almost $1.7 billion, through various program redirections (discussed in more detail below).
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/011599_budget_brief.html

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

May 23, 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/376

2007 Initiative Analysis: The Victims’ Rights Protection Act of 2008: Implementation and Enforcement Tools for Victims, Prosecutors, and Judges

The Department of Justice (DOJ) would be directed to study the feasibility of other techniques, such as intercepting tax refunds, lottery winnings, and welfare or Social Security payments, to obtain restitution for crime victims.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070928.aspx

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 May 18, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was 23 percent below the comparable week last year, a reversal from the previous week ’s gain.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/465

^[PDF] May 24, 2001 The 2001-02 Senate Budget Bill SB 75 (Peace) As Adopted by the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee

The Senate also increased county single allocation block grants by $31 million and directed parties to develop CalWORKs county block grant funding and allocation alternatives for consideration by the conference committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/budget_packets/052401_sen_floor.pdf

^[PDF] Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers

Federal bankruptcy laws permit all local governments—counties, cities, special districts, school districts, and community college districts— to file for relief under Chapter 9 provided that their state government authorizes this action.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/localgov/local-government-bankruptcy-080712.pdf

Overview of the 2009-10 May Revision

California ’s cities, counties, and special districts also have been experiencing fiscal stress due to the economic downturn. Some of the Governor ’s budget solutions would exacerbate this stress because they (1) decrease local revenues (particularly the property tax) or (2) indirectly increase demand for local programs (such as county jails and indigent health programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/bud/may_revise/may_revision_052109.aspx

LAO Videos

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill December 9, 2015 As a companion to LAO 's California Economy and Taxes blog series on property tax, these animations 1)  walk  through the basic steps of calculating a property owner ’s 1 percent  tax and 2)  summarize  the major steps county auditors take to distribute this money.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos

Resource Family Approval Project: request for delayed implementation

May 17, 2013 - The administration learned that the  $70,000 in county reimbursements would not be available when  the administration  consulted  with the counties after the January funding proposal was submitted to  the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/755

LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill General Governments Departmental Issues 2

The Controller is also a member of various boards and commissions, including the Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, the Board of Control, the Commission on State Mandates, the State Lands Commission, the Pooled Money Investment Board, and assor ted bond finance committees.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/general_govt/general_govt_depts2_anl99.html