^[PDF] California's Child Support Enforcement Program

The effect on the counties, however, is less clear. On the whole, the program has yielded net savings to the counties in past years, but this has not necessarily been true for all counties. Furthermore, even in those counties that made money overall, their spending "at the margin" may not have a return large enough to cover these costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/1992/reports/ca_child_support_enforcement_program_550_0292.pdf

Consolidating California’s Statewide Automated Welfare Systems [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2012 - These systems support some of the state’s major health and human services programs by providing eligibility determination, case maintenance, and reporting functions at the county level. Chapter 13, Statutes of 2011 (ABX1 16, Blumenfield) directs the administration to reduce this number to two by migrating, or moving, counties on an existing system to Los Angeles County’s new system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2561

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services, Part IV

Amount Budgeted Exceeds Projected County Spending. The current methodology used to budget for county administration is based on the amount counties actually spent in the past year, adjusted for projected changes in caseload and in flation in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96c4.html

LAO 2006 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Mental Health Mandates Continue to Pose Challenges

For example, it would keep all county mental health services for children in one county mental health system. This would allow schools to take advantage of existing expertise and economies of scale in the county-operated programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/2006_pandi/pi_08_anl06.html

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 28, 2020 - Includes one-time pension payments of $2.8 billion in 2018-19, $1 billion in 2019-20, and $274 million in 2020-21. c Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. d Consists of $4.4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/446

Building Permits Update: October 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 10, 2019 - In the first four months after the fire, permits picked up in the remainder of Butte County, but since then the focus of activity has shifted to Paradise itself. Data source: CIRB (Construction Industry Research Board), a service provided by the California Homebuilding Foundation   http://www.mychf.org/cirb.html .   
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/418

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts and county offices of education (COEs) —are funded with Proposition  98 General Fund, while community ‑based organizations (non ‑LEAs) are funded with non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Transportation: Unstable Funding Adversely Impacts Transportation Programs

Proposition 42 revenues are allocated as follows: 40 percent to cities and counties for local streets and roads, 40 percent to the state for the STIP, and 20 percent to the PTA for mass transportation purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/transportation/trans_anl09004002.aspx

^[PDF] An Overview: Governor’s Public Safety Bond Proposal

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) would make grants to counties for jail construction, expansion, renovation, replacement, or reconstruction. Conditions of County Participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2006/pub_safety_bonds_021406.pdf

LAO Publications

California’s state tax system is highly volatile, and the state has a poor track record of setting as ide reserves when times are good to help balance the budget during later economic downturns. Designing a constitutional rainy-day fund mechanism, however, involves many complexitie s that require detailed consideration by the state’s leaders.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=52&year=0&publicationType=0