The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Shelter costs include rent, mortgage payments, taxes and insurance on the home, and utilities. The maximum shelter deduction in federal fiscal year 2017 ‑ 18 i s $535 unless there is an eligible elderly and/or disabled household member —there is no cap on deductible shelter costs for these households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - (The revenues that support SHA —such as fuel excise taxes —are constitutionally protected and can only be used on transportation ‑related expenditures.) As mentioned earlier, 60  percent of the formula highway funding California receives is used for state activities and 40  percent is apportioned to local agencies to address local transportation system needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Social Services CalWORKs Program

Because the administration's proposal gives counties flexibility in implementation of up-front job search, the extent to which counties would incur new costs will largely depend on the program design and requirements that each county establishes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_16_5180_anl04.htm

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Juvenile Justice

Counties Have Alternatives to New Facilities. We acknowledge that while the counties have a surplus of beds on a statewide basis, there may be some aging facilities in particular counties that require replacement or renovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/crim_justice/cj_06_anl07.aspx

^[PDF] Drug crimes.

Reduced County Criminal Justice System Costs. The measure would reduce the number of people in county jail and under county community supervision in two ways. First, as discussed above, the measure would cause some people to serve their sentences in prison instead of at the county level, reducing the number of people in jail and under county community supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2023/230496.pdf

^[PDF] 1958 Budget Analysis: Local Assistance

Thus from the counties' point of view it will cost either one-half of actual per capita cost, or the excess over $95, depending on whether the per capita cost is more than $190 per month, to care for a juvenile offender in county facilities whereas it will only cost the county $25 a month if the juvenile is committed to the Youth Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1958/26_local_assistance_1958.pdf

Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Nov 14, 2018 - Revenues from California ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax (PIT), sales tax, and corporation tax (CT) —have increased 41 percent from 2012-13 to 2017-18. PIT revenues have increased 46 percent over that same period.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/318

Three Strikes and You're Out

In a survey of 15 counties conducted by the Board of Corrections, six counties indicated that they have modified their inmate security systems to better handle and track second- and third-strike inmates, and five counties indicated that they plan to increase their security levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/010695_three_strikes/sc010695.html

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Judiciary

Administrative coordination consists of merging the administrative operations of the courts within counties. Examples include the provision of jury services by one office for all the courts within a county, o r having one budget staff for all the courts within a county.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96d3.html

2001 Budget Analysis:Department of Social Services CalWORKs Program

Welfare-to-Work Funds Should Be Incorporated Into County Budgeting Process Because counties may use Welfare-to-Work funds to pay for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids employment services, the budget reduces county funding requests by $142 million, even though in the prior year most counties' budget requests had already accounted for these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_15_5180.htm