Local Government Control [Ballot]

Sep 15, 2020 - California ’s cities and counties make most decisions about when, where, and what type of housing will be built. Cities and counties enact zoning ordinances to set property-specific land use requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2020-002

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Under  current law, any unspent funds would transfer to the Department of Health Care Access and Information for workforce initiatives. The administration instead proposes to revert the unspent funds, which total $15  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

^[PDF] An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial

Located in the City of Coalinga, it houses over 700 patients, most of whom are Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs). Coalinga has been reserved for this specific SVP population and does not treat individuals who are incompetent to stand trial.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/hlth/ist/incompetent-stand-trial-010312.pdf

^[PDF] Repeal of Mandatory Vehicle Insurance

Current state law requires owners of private passenger automobiles in California to have and show proof of finan- cial responsibility when registering their vehicles with the Department of Motor Vehi- cles (DMV), transferring ownership of a vehicle, when the vehicle is involved in a traffic accident, or upon request of law enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100100.pdf

LAO Publications

Second, we provide information regarding how forests are ma naged in California, including ownership, state and federal policies and programs, and funding. Third, we review the current conditions of forests and watersheds across the state, including the concerning implications and recent consequences of those conditions, as well as the actions that would be needed to make improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=13&year=0&productid=7&categoryid=0

LAO Publications

Second, we provide information regarding how forests are ma naged in California, including ownership, state and federal policies and programs, and funding. Third, we review the current conditions of forests and watersheds across the state, including the concerning implications and recent consequences of those conditions, as well as the actions that would be needed to make improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=13&year=0&productid=7&categoryid=0

^[PDF] Governor’s Trial Court Construction Proposal

Lack of Revenue in Both Construction Accounts Transfers From SCFCF and ICNA (In Millions) SCFCFa ICNAb Total 2009-10 $40.0 — $40.0 2010-11 25.0 $73.4 98.4 2011-12 70.0 453.3 523.3 2012-13 59.5 240.0 299.5 2013-14 5.5 250.0 255.5 2014-15 5.5 10.0 15.5 2015-16 5.5 50.0 55.5 2016-17 5.5 50.0 55.5 2017-18 (estimated) 5.5 50.0 55.5 Totals $221.9 $1,176.7 $1,398.6 a All
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2018/Governor_Trial_Court_Construction_Proposal_040918.pdf

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Cities. $336  million to cities with populations over 300,000 based on each city ’s share of the 2019 point-in-time homelessness count for the CoC in their region. Requires HCFC to allocate no more that 45  percent of this allocation to a single city.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

^[PDF] Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

For example, the City of Costa Mesa has zoned a portion of Fairview DC property as open space and other portions for single-family residential development, public facilities, or recreational uses. (If the land is not sold, but instead transferred to another state department, it would not Typical Process for Disposing of Surplus State Properties The state
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2018/3735/sequestering-savings-013118.pdf

Proposition 21 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws.   Several California cities —including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose —have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=21&year=2020