Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - Proposition  64 provided cities and counties authority to restrict and regulate cannabis businesses located within their jurisdictions, including allowing them to limit the locations of these businesses or ban them altogether.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-011

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - Statewide, about 60  percent of property tax revenue is allocated to cities, counties, and special districts, while the remaining 40  percent is allocated to schools and community colleges. Counties Administer the Property Tax.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - The Cal Grant A and B tuition award for nonprofit schools in 2020-21 is conditioned on the nonprofit sector enrolling 2,000 students with an associate degree for transfer in 2019-20. If the sector fails to meet this target, its tuition award is scheduled to drop to $8,056.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/315

Five Notable Changes to Community College Apportionment Formula [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - Clarifies and Changes Transfer Definition. For 2018-19 only, clarifies that a transfer student will generate outcomes funding for only one community college district. Beginning in 2019-20, transfer students will generate ou tcomes-based funding for any community college district where they completed 12 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/298

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - The study draws from State Controller payroll data for city, county, and superior courts. The study limited comparisons to jurisdictions where the majority of Unit 2 members work. Accordingly, the study included co mparisons for attorneys in the Counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, as well as the Cities of Anaheim, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and Santa Ana.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

Pretrial release and bail. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2019 - Bail funds are allocated to counties and cities. Pretrial Release Before or After Arraignment. For certain offenses, individuals can generally be released after providing bail as listed in the bail schedule before their first court hearing —known as arraignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-006

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - The overall effect of A B   1054 o n the state ’s cash balances is yet to be seen —it will depend on decisions by the administration about how much to transfer to the fund, when to make those transfers, and when to issue the new bonds to repay the loan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 26, 2019 - The five jurisdictions are Los Angeles County and the Cities of Los Angles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco. The statutory comparison predates the state employee collective bargaining process established by the Dills Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4089

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Cities and counties collect taxes on the transfer of homes and other real estate. Statewide, transfer taxes raise around $1  billion for cities and counties each year. Counties Administer the Property Tax.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-003

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Cities and counties collect taxes on the transfer of homes and other real estate. Statewide, transfer taxes raise around $1  billion for cities and counties each year. Counties Administer the Property Tax.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-004