1998 Cal Facts Program Trends--Part III

Change of Ownership Areas. Same test as in the basic areas but required only when a vehicle is sold. Projected Capital Outlay Needs For the State and K-12 Education 1999-00 Through 2003-04 (In Billions) Five-Year Totala
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1998_calfacts/98calfacts_program_trends_part3.html

Recommended Legislation: General Government

LAO Contact Gerald Beavers or Megan Atkinson: 322-8402 Redevelopment Submit Plans to State Attorney General Recommendation Require cities and counties to submit proposed redevelopment plans to the state Attorney General for a finding of consistency with state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1298_legislation_gen_government.html

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - To generate additional revenue for city activities, the city assesses various per-barrel taxes on the oil production that occurs within city limits. Over the past several decades, the city has applied these taxes to the state ’s share of tidelands revenue, reducing the amount of revenue the state receives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

^[PDF] The 2007-08 Budget Package (Revised 7/24/07)

The grant programs target spe- cifi c cities with heavy gang concentrations, provide competitive grants to cities as a whole, and support community-based organizations that provide services designed to reduce gang activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/floor_packet/072007_floor_packet.pdf

The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program [EconTax Blog]

Feb 29, 2024 - Proposal Budget Proposes $7.5 Million General Fund Transfer to the PTP Fund. The Governor ’s budget would provide the Department of Finance authority to transfer $7.5 million from the General Fund to the PTP Fund to ensure there are adequate resources available to cover costs in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/800

Local land use. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Of California ’s 482 cities, 121 are charter cities. Zoning, Land Use, and Housing. Both general law and charter cities and counties in California make most decisions about when, where, and what type of housing will be built.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-016

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - A metropolitan area is an area that has a city with at least 50,000 residents. A micropolitan area is one that has a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents. A small town has more than 2,500 residents but fewer than 10,000 residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

^[PDF] Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves

About $50 billion in property taxes each year is collected and distributed to local governments—including counties, cities, school and community college districts (schools), and special districts. Figure 1 shows how property tax revenues were distributed statewide to these governments in 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/property-tax/property-tax-050514.pdf

Initiative Analyses

File No. 2010-004 California Public Divest From Israel Act Subject to certain conditions, the measure prohibits CalPERS and CalSTRS from investing in companies that have "business operations in Israel. " ( "Business operations " include "maintaining, selling, or leasing equipment, facilities, personnel, or any other apparatus of business or commerce in Israel, including the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiatives?page=34

2002-03 Budget Analysis: General Government, State Personnel Board (1880)

The City of Long Beach in 1999-00, for example, identified 310 disciplinary cases subject to mandated POBOR procedural protections and claimed more than $6,000 per case to comply with the mandate. Overall, Long Beach's costs exceeded by threefold the costs claimed by the Cities of Sacramento, Fresno, and Sa n Jose combined.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/general_govt/gen_11_1880_anl02.htm