Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Evaluating Property Tax [Video]

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Evaluating Property Tax [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California’s Property Taxes November 29, 2012 In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California 's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's
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The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - Press Conference [Video]

In addition, we project over $700 million more in local property taxes for school districts. If the Legislature wer e to adopt our office 's higher revenue forecast and property tax estimates, General Fund spending under Proposition 98 would increase $2.7 billion, relative to the administration 's May forecast.
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The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Video]

While we find that the administration 's economic and revenue forecasts are reasonable, we are concerned that the amount of property tax revenues from former redevelopment agencies (RDAs) may be substantially less than the May Revision assumes in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
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Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - The 1 Percent Tax—Where Does Your Money Go? [Video]

December 9, 2015 State law directs how your county auditor distributes revenue from the 1 percent tax to: Local Governments in Your County. This includes cities, the county, special districts, and schools and community college districts.
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Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - Calculating Your 1 Percent Tax [Video]

For specific questions about your property tax bill, contact your county auditor or assessor.
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Understanding California's Sales Tax - Five Things to Know About California's Sales Tax [Video]

Understanding California's Sales Tax - Five Things to Know About California's Sales Tax [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California 's Sales Tax May 6, 2015 Economist Seth Kerstein  provides information about California 's sales tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's report, Understanding California's Sales Tax .
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Water qualit y is generally regulated by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), although in 29 counties SWRCB has delegated authority to regulate smaller systems with between 15 and 2 00 connections to county environmental health departments.
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