The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - The administration proposes allocating the $250 in one-time Homelessness Emergency Aid grants to local Continuums of Care —local entities that administer housing assistance programs within a particular area, often a county or group of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - In order to receive bond monies, a county had to expend $1 of county funds to receive $3 of bond monies —a three ‑to ‑one ratio of state ‑to ‑county money. The proportion of the bond monies available to each county depended on a formula that took into account each county ’s number of eligible, registered, and participating voters and number of polling places.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - Under SB  450, counties may replace the current precinct model of voting with a new “vote center ” model. However, there is no requirement that counties implement the vote center model. The law allows 14 counties —accounting for about one-fifth of California ’s registered voters —to implement the new voting model in 2018 and the remaining counties to implement the model in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - By far the largest of these programs is the federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which provides tax credits to affordable housing developers to cover a portion of their building costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These trends will be even more severe in some inland counties. For example, in Fresno County, the historical trends of five days of extreme heat per year are projected to increase to 29 days annually between 2035 and 2064 and 43 days annually between 2070 and 2099.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - We recommend the Legislature develop a new financial relationship between the state and counties to (1) direct statewide elections policy and (2) provide a reasonable and reliable level of financial support that reflects the benefits to the state of county elections administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3634

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS also provides public outreach materials for use by counties to increase CalFresh enrollment and to encourage healthy behaviors, such as shopping at farmer’s markets. Economic Relief Programs. To raise awareness of the Golden State Stimulus (GSS) and the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) programs, the Franchise Tax Board, in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - Modifications to Cannabis Tax Structure Are Needed Proposed Changes to Point of Collection Would Improve Tax Administration. We find that the proposed changes to the point of collection for the retail excise and cultivation tax should improve tax administration and compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program [Publication Details]

Oct 8, 2018 - Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3885

The 2018-19 Budget: Review of Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Workload

May 7, 2018 - FPPC indicates that the current agreement with the county (established in 2014‑15) specifies that the county pay FPPC a lump sum payment of $55,000 at the beginning of each calendar year to pay for a base amount of FPPC staff time and FPPC bills the county at a specified hourly rate for additional time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3822