Home Sales Update: December 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2019 - The graph also shows that the state experienced declines similar to those seen in recent months in both 2010 and 2014, but home sales rebounded  in the following months. Date sources: Zillow , California Association of Realtors , and Moody’s Analytics, with LAO calculations.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/342

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

Oct 9, 2017 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/51

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI taxes are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay for benefits to unemployed workers. State UI tax rates are determined in accordance with a series of rate schedules laid out in state law that generally require higher rates, up to a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3

The 2017-18 Budget: The Coordinated Care Initiative: A Critical Juncture

Feb 27, 2017 - We estimate that if the Legislature took on all the costs associated with the state minimum wage and federal overtime rules, the cost ‑sharing ratio for nonfederal costs would change from 35/65 county/state to roughly 32/68 county/state in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3585

Bay Area Home Prices Looking a Little Hot [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2018 - The graphic below shows the price-to-rent ratios for four Bay Area counties (Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara), as well as the rest of the state. In normal times, California ’s statewide price-to-rent ratio tends to hover around 25.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/277

Proposition 13 Report: More Data on California Property Taxes [EconTax Blog]

Sep 22, 2016 - In the decades prior to Proposition 13, state budgets equaled a smaller share of personal income. See our 2015-16 state budget infographic for more information. As mentioned above, the state 's population also has grown since Proposition 13, as summarized below.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/209

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

Feb 22, 2017 - Specifically, DSH operates a total of 1,462 beds in both state prisons and state hospitals —all but the 85 beds for women and condemned inmates. The first inpatient psychiatric program in a state prison opened at the California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville in 1988.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - TANF Funding in the State Budget State Has Significant Flexibility in the Allocation of TANF Block Grant Funds. As shown in Figure  3, a majority of the state ’s available TANF block grant funds (about 58  percent in 2017 ‑18) is used to support the CalWORKs program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - Currently, state law requires that a person who is convicted of a felony and who previously has been convicted of one or more violent or serious felonies be sentenced to state prison as follows: Second Strike Offense.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648

Cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. Version 6 [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2016 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-119