1996-97 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Part II

Documentation of the benefits of the marketing program to all of the following: California's tourism industry, employment in California, state and local tax revenues, and the stat e's lesser known and underutilized destinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g2.html

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay Chapter

The depart- ment indicates that the existing command center provides dispatch services for the Riverside County Fire Department and 14 incorporated cities in the county. The center dispatches state paramedic units and private and/or contracted ambulance services within the Riverside Ranger Unit.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96i.pdf

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Perspectives on the Economy

Particularly significant is the fact that economic developments such as the growth in jobs, income, and retail spending translate into corresponding changes in rev enues from the state's various taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p962.html

1996-97 Perspectives and Issues: An Overview of State Expenditures

This area of the budget consists of basic funding support that the state provides to local governments--such as allocations of revenues from vehicle license fees and the LPSF, as well as funding provided to counties for support of the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p964-1.html

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Perspectives and Issues: AN OVERVIEW OF STATE EXPENDITURES

This measure made permanent a temporary half-cent increase in the state sales tax and dedicated the revenue to the LPSF for allocation by the Legislature to cities and counties. These allocations, in effect, offset some of the local revenue loss from shifts of property taxes to schools that were enacted to reduce the state’s school funding obligation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p964-1.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Perspectives and Issues: A PERSPECTIVE ON COUNTY FISCAL CONSTRAINTS

Taxing authority for county versions of such revenue generating measures as cigarette taxes, tippler's taxes, or local income taxes has not been granted under state law. And while legislation (Ch 466/90 [SB 2557, Maddy]) now affords counties the ability to levy certain taxes
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-2.pdf

1996-97 Perspectives and Issues: Counties and the 1996-97 State Budget

(Most counties have costs in excess of this amount.) This provision allows counties to reduce grant le vels and county GA costs by about 12 to 20 percent. The Legislature also took its first major step toward granting counties authority over the scope of GA.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-3.html

1996-97 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Major Issues Facing the Legislature

For example, cert ain counties receiving state funds do considerable contracting involving mental health services, and alcohol and drug programs. As another example, San Diego County has contracts w ith 21 nonprofit community-based groups to operate primary care clinics.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-6.html

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget BillJudiciary and Criminal Justice, Departmental Issues Part I

Uncertainties Regarding Leased County Jail Bed Proposal We withhold recommendation on $30.1 million requested to place 1,400 state prison inmates in jail beds leased from Los Angeles County, pending further review of the request and receipt of revised prison inmate population projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/crim_justice_depts1-a_anal97.html

^[PDF] LAO 1997 Budget Analysis: General Government Chapter

The ISAWS project, being managed by the HWDC, is currently operational in 18 counties, and will, when completed in 1998, encompass a total of 35 counties, primarily small caseload coun- ties. The LEADER system is being implemented by Los Angeles County and is currently under development.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/general_govt_anal97.pdf