How California Governments Respond to Disasters [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2019 - Government agencies are responsible for reacting quickly to disasters to help limit damage to people and their property. This includes assessing the disaster situation and bringing in the necessary resources to respond in a coordinated way. This post describes the state system used to facilitate a coordinated response to disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3919

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program [Publication Details]

Oct 8, 2018 - Housing is very expensive in California—in early 2018, the typical California home cost $481,000, roughly double the price of the typical home in the United States. The state offers the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program to help certain homeowners afford their property taxes and stay in their homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3885

Medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - Effects on State and Local Revenues. The effect of the measure on state and local revenues would depend on several factors, such as (1) the price and quantity of medical marijuana sold by the state and (2) how the state chose to operate medical marijuana cultivation and distribution facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-069

Criminal prosecution of law enforcement officers. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2017 - The actual impact on state and local costs would depend on how state priso ns and county jails accommodate such changes in population. In addition, the measure could increase or decrease state and local law enforcement costs to the extent that the implementation of the measure impacts the total amount of civil damages that are paid by state and local law enforcement agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-022

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - Major health-related policy actions include the reauthorization of a tax on managed care organizations (which will reduce the above-noted General Fund health spending by $1 billion, pending federal approval) and over $400 million General Fund for state-funded subsidies for health insurance purchased on the individual market through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4104

Authorize $8.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Sep 5, 2017 - The state repays these bonds, with interest, using the state ’s General Fund. (The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account, which also pays for education, prisons, health care, and other services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-010

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Swaps State With Federal Funds. The state receives federal funding for child care and preschool through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/4

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details]

May 17, 2020 - On May 14, 2020, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. In this post, we provide an overview of the overall budget condition under the May Revision estimates and proposals; the major actions the Governor took to close an estimated $54 billion budget gap; and give our initial comments on this budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4232

Unemployment Claims Update: July 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 19, 2019 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/392

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget also appropriates $ 15  m illion from the Trial Court Trust Fund on a one ‑time basis to support start ‑up costs associated with the implementation of the state ’s new pretrial process as required by Chapter   244 o f 2018 (S B  10 , Hertzberg).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11