The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Under the proposal, $20.5  million would be transferred in 2023-24, $16  million in 2024-25, and $12  million in 2025-26. In addition, ABC has indicated that if the above transfer is approved, it would also bring the Alcohol Policing Partnership grant program funding back to its authorized funding level of $3  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

LAO Transportation

LAO Transportation June 17, 1998 - The VLF is a fee on the ownership of a registered vehicle that provides nearly $4 billion in annual revenues. This report is intended to answer a number of questions related to the VLF. ««
https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=9&category=0&year=0&page=13

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Budget-related legislation transfers the administration of HHAPP from Cal ICH to HCD beginning in the 2023-24. Intent language identifies a legislative interest in enacting future legislation to further focus Cal ICH ’s role in providing statewide policy coordination and development by transferring grant administration responsibilities to HCD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

Fiscal Outlook: Examining Property Tax Growth Rates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2016 - In general, as turnover declines, ownership tenure lengthens. The figure below shows that ownership tenure is longest in California ’s most expensive housing markets. This means that fewer property sales are occurring in the parts of the state where sales —and the associated reassessment to market value —would have the greatest impact on statewide growth in assessed values.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/215

2005 Initiative Analysis: Tax Fairness Act of 2005

As a result of the acquisition-based system for real property, properties that change hands less frequently will generally have lower assessed value and have lower taxes than pro perties that change ownership more frequently.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050139.htm

GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE

The term "direct spending " refers here to the point at which spending on programs actually occurs, and does not reflect intergovernmental transfers of funds for program support. For example, when the state provides funds to localities who in turn directly spend them on programs, this is shown as local spending, not state spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/010195_calguide/cgslf1.html

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment

Under current law, these funds are split between counties (about $29 million) and cities (about $67 million). Under this realignment proposal, the city portion of these funds would be placed in a city subaccount in recognition of the potential for increased local law enforcement responsibilities due to the offender shift.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/crim/Realignment_012709/Realignment_012709.aspx

A Primer on the Vehicle License Fee

The VLF is a fee on the ownership of a registered vehicle that provides nearly $4 billion in annual revenues. This report is intended to answer a number of questions related to the VLF and these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/061798_vlf_primer/061798_vlf.html

Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves

At the same time, the number of reduced assessment properties will decline as assessment increases climb above their original Proposition  13 assessment value and reduced assessment properties change ownership.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/property-tax/property-tax-050514.aspx

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Similar trade ‑offs would apply for any potential redirection from RMRA, which also funds state highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects, along with providing funds to cities and counties for local streets and roads and supporting several smaller programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854