The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The Governor proposes delaying the implementation of this two ‑year program until 2024 ‑25. In last year’s analysis , we raised several issues with the design of these grants—all of these concerns still apply.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - Governor ’s Budget Likely Unaffordable in Future Years. Under the administration ’s projections, the state faces operating deficits of $9  billion in 2024 ‑25, $9  billion in 2025 ‑26, and $4  billion in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - Researchers, academics, and others have spent years developing such expertise. It could be difficult for the state generally to recruit people with this background into less senior and lower-paying classifications —such as the AGPA position classification requested by OSPD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - The only exception we have found is among parents with more than a high school education, whose take ‑up rate increased modestly during this  period. Potential Reasons for Different Take‑Up Rates Between Groups To Date, Relatively Little Work Has Been Done on Understanding CalWORKs Take ‑Up Rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25. Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - State Established Three-Year Premium Subsidy Program Beginning in 2020. The subsidy program was designed as a three-year program from 2020 through 2022 that was designed to further reduce premium costs for certain Covered California enrollees beyond the level of support received from the existing federal premium subsidies and expand eligibility to households making up to 600  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $4.5  million from the General Fund in 2023-24 (decreasing to $3.9  million annually beginning in 2024-25) to fund the costs of peace officer decertification hearings before OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - As discussed earlier, not only do the Governor ’s revenue estimates assume insufficient funds to trigger such a restoration, but the Governor also forecasts a $9  billion budget deficit for 2024 ‑25 that will need to be addressed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - Landlord s cannot increase rent by more than 5  percent plus inflation in a year, or 10  percent, whichever is lower. This applies to most housing that is more than 15 years old. This law lasts until January 1, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - Instead, as a result of the federal legislation, the enhanced federal funding will ramp down over the course of calendar year 2023. Beginning in April 2023, the enhanced rate for most services will drop from 6.2  percentage points to 5  percentage points, then to 2.5  percentage points by July  2023, 1.5  percentage points by October 2023, and will be fully eliminated by January 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675