Baldwin Hills Conservancy: Meeting Objectives; More Work to Be Done [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2007 - We recommend extending the conservancy’s sunset date by five years, preceded by a sunset review of its performance and its relevance at this later time to the state’s overall conservation goals. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1641

Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Mar 14, 2007 - Presented to School Finance Working Group
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1636

Eliminating Spillover [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - While eliminating the spillover would result in less funding for transit operations through the State Transit Assistance program in some years, it would increase the predictability and stability of annual funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1575

CCC Enrollment Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - CCC Enrollment Funding [Publication Details] HTML Description: Enrollment at the California Community Colleges (CCC) has been declining over the past several years. At the same time, CCC’s budget has been increased annually to accommodate enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1604

Perspectives on the Economy and Demographics 2007-08 [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - For 2007, like most other economists at this time, we forecast that growth will continue but be modest for the nation and California. For the year as whole, 2007 growth will be somewhat less than it was in 2006, with the first half of the year the weakest. Throughout the year, however, growth should accelerate, as the housing sector stabilizes, especially in the second half of 2007.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1558

Addressing Issues in the Traffic Congestion Relief Program [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Seven years into the Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), only 26 of the 141 projects have been completed. In addition, many project sponsors have yet to identify full funding for their TCRP projects. While development work continues on many projects, delayed state funds and cost increases continue to threaten project delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1577

Student Fees [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The 2.4 percent fee increase would match the increase in overall costs experienced by the segments due to inflation, and would ensure that students continued to pay the same share of their educational cost as they are paying in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1602

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act: Proposition 36 Under Policy Change [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We review the proposal for a net reduction of $25 million for Proposition 36 programs, discuss why this reduction might eventually result in increased prison costs, and recommend redirecting funds in order to support Proposition 36 programs at their current level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1606

Child Development [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Child Development [Publication Details] HTML Description: Our five-year forecast shows Proposition 98 funding is to increase much more than needed to cover baseline costs. Thus, we think this is an opportune time to develop an education roadmap that lays out funding priorities, coordinates investments, and implements accompanying policy improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1621

The California Prison Receivership: An Update [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The California Prison Receivership: An Update [Publication Details] The California Prison Receivership: An Update Format: HTML Description: The federal court appointment last year of a Receiver to take over the state's prison medical care system is already resulting in a number of actions intended to improve inmate care as well as significant uncertainties regarding the state costs and savings likely to result from his actions .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1580