Crack One: Local Fiscal Control

13: Property Tax Allocation 14: Property Tax Allocation 15: (Untitled) 16: Summary of Local Fiscal Control 17: Second Crack: Not Conducive to Broad Economic Growth 18: Instead, Local Fiscal System Encourages Cities and Counties to 19: What Fiscal Incentive Do Cities Face?
https://lao.ca.gov/sections/local_govt/cracks_presentation/fslide10.html

SOCIAL SERVICES OVERVIEW

General Fund spending increased significantly until 1991-92, when realignment legislation shifted about $500 million of s ocial services program costs from the General Fund to the Local Revenue Fund, which is funded through state sales taxes and vehicle license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/010195_calguide/cgss1.html

^[PDF] UPDATE SEPTEMBER 1996

September is a major month for tax collec- tions, as it includes quarterly estimated pay- ments from both individuals and corporations as well as a variety of other key payments. Collections for this period should provide the first significant indication of how the underlying trend in revenues during 1996-97 compares to that assumed in the 1996 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/sept_96_calupdate.pdf

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

The state will have to decide how to handle the "high priority " project funds in allocating the new federal funds across the counties. The "high priority " funds could either be counted as funds coming to the state and, therefore, treated as part of the county shares in the STIP distribution process, or counted as local assistance f unds which pass through directly to the locals.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/082698_tea_21/082698_tea_21.html

^[PDF] 1998 Cal Facts: California's Program Trends

Program Amount Low-cost counties $582 High cost-counties 611 SSI/SSP Individuals $676 Couples 1,201 a Family of three. Cal Facts Trends Final.p65 12/11/1998, 9:51 AM60 61 PROGRAM TRENDS n There were about 707,000 reports of child abuse/neglect in 1996.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1998_calfacts/1998_calfacts_program_trends.pdf

^[PDF] California Spending Plan 1999-00

The remaining $75 million will be allocated to cit- ies and counties in relation to city population and the number of people living in county unincorporated areas. Given these formulas, we estimate that counties will receive about $74 million, cities will receive about $70 million, and special districts will receive about $6 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/spending_plan_99-00.pdf

2000 Cal Facts Program Trends Part 5

Californians pay the following taxes at the pump: 18 cents in state "gas" tax for each gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel. 18.4 cents in federal tax for each gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents for each gallon of diesel fuel. 7 percent minimum state and local sales tax (as of January 1, 2001), plus optional local sales taxes for transportation or other purposes varying by county.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/calfacts/2000_calfacts_program_trends_part5.html

Obstructed Entry: CHDP Fails as Gateway To Affordable Health Care

In 1989, following the passage of the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act (also k nown as Proposition 99), part of the funds from the new cigarette tax were appropriated to expand the program to include more age groups and clients with higher incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/chdp/013001_chdp.html

California's Land Conservation Efforts: The Role of State Conservancies

In order to encourage local planners to provide for open space and recreat ional needs, state law requires that all city and county governments adopt and regularly update the land use, conservation, and open space elements within their general plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/conservancies/010501_conservancies.html

Cal Facts 2004 State-Local Finance

Compared to other western states, California's overall tax burden is somewhat higher although it is in the same general range as that of many large industrial states. California's Governments Rely On a Variety of Taxes State Taxes
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/cal_facts/2004_calfacts_state_local.htm