Governor's May Revision proposal to close Developmental Centers

May 16, 2015 - The DDS operates three 24-hour facilities known as DCs —Fairview DC in Orange County, Porterville DC in Tulare County, and Sonoma DC in Sonoma County —and one smaller leased community facility (Canyon Springs in Riverside County).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/848

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: School District Financial Condition

This represents about 8 percent of general purpose funds districts receive in state funds and local property taxes. Fully funding both the normal cost and a share of unfunded liabilities by redirecting existing district revenues would significantly affect the quality of education offered by districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_06_anl06.html

Improving CalWORKs Program Effectiveness: Changing the Employment Services Budget Process

Allocations in 2000-01: Wide County Variation Statewide. Figure 2 shows the large range in single allocations per aided adult among all California counties. The statewide single allocation per aided adult was about $4,000, but the alloc ation for individual counties generally ranged from $2,400 in Tulare County up to about $11,300 in San Luis Obispo County.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/calworks/021401_calworks.html

No Public Resources Used to Deport California Residents [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2014 - Primarily, the measure would prevent state prisons and county jails from using their resources to detain individuals for immigration purposes pa st the time that they would have otherwise been released.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-010

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Feb 20, 2019 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/347

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Budgeting for County Administration

The administration could not provide an estimate of which automation costs are subject to the proposed freeze. d       Base program has no county share, however, certain small training and grant programs have county shares. e       There is no county share, but some counties voluntarily invest county funds.  
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/health_ss/hss_05_anl06.html

Overview of the 2004-05 Governor's Budget

This occurs because local property tax (LPT) revenues increase by almost $1.2  billion. The growth in LPT results from a combination of natural growth in school LPT, a proposal to transfer additional property tax revenues from local governments to school districts through the Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF), and transfers of ERAF revenues from school
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/budget_overview/130104_budget_overview.htm

The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - County election officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their viewp oints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-007

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Mar 4, 2021 - The 2021-22 amount excludes approximately $1.3 billion related to programs affected by this shift. d Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. e The 2020-21 amount consists of $4.4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/485

^[PDF] Overview of the May Revision Prop 98 Package

X Higher Guarantee Covered With Additional General Fund Spending „ Estimates of local property tax revenue revised down by $343 million. „ Estimates of General Fund spending revised up by $1.1 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2019/Overview-of-the-May-Revision-Proposition-98-Package-051319.pdf