The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - The state redistributed General Fund from this county ’s SELPAs to other SELPAs across the state —retroactively funding all SELPAs at their full statutory levels for each of these years. Starting in 2015 ‑16, the administration revised its property tax estimates upward to account for the adjustment in Santa Clara County and made a corresponding downward adjustment in that county ’s AB 602 state General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

California Housing Affordability Tracker (April 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Monthly payments for a newly purchased mid-tier home —including mortgage, taxes, and homeowners ’ insurance —have increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Payments for a mid-tier home were over $5,500 a month in March 2024 —an 80  percent increase since January 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (April 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Monthly payments for a newly purchased mid-tier home —including mortgage, taxes, and homeowners ’ insurance —have increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Payments for a mid-tier home were over $5,500 a month in March 2024 —an 80  percent increase since January 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

^[PDF] Policy Brief Property Taxes: Why Some Local Governments Get More Than Others

In order for these counties to be treated in the same way as all other counties, the amount of property taxes allocated to these counties was reduced. Because these counties received a smaller percentage of total property taxes collected after implementation of AB 8 relative to their
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/082196_prop_taxes/property_tax_differences_pb82196.pdf

^[PDF] Local Government Property Tax Protection Act

Provisions Reallocating Local Revenues Under existing law, cities, counties, and K-14 school districts receive revenues from the property tax, but only cities and counties receive vehicle license fees (VLFs) and sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2004/040087.pdf

2004 Initiative Analysis: California Home Rule Amendment

Provisions Reallocating Local Revenues Under existing law, cities, counties, and K-14 school districts receive revenues from the property tax, but only cities and counties receive sales taxes and vehicle license fees (V LF).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2004/040045.htm

Cal Facts 2006 State Budget

Sales Tax Rates Vary by County Sales taxes vary from county to county because of the optional sales taxes that counties can choose to levy. Sales tax rates can vary within a county as well, to the extent cities and/or special districts adopt additional optional taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/cal_facts/2006_calfacts_budget.htm

^[PDF] Overview of California Local Government

No authority to increase the 1 percent property tax rate or change allocation of property tax among local governments. Other tax increases require approval by local voters.  Bigger County Role. California counties play a larger role concerning administration of safety net programs than counties in many other states.  Greater Use of Redevelopment.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2010/Overview_CA_Local_Gov_6_15_10.pdf

The cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. (Amendment #1) [Ballot]

Dec 7, 2015 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-086

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal [Publication Details] Description: This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $750 million General Fund—on a one-time basis—in competitive grants to counties to acquire or renovate facilities for community behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4379