Shifting Gears: Rethinking Property Tax Shift Relief

To close these gaps, the Legislature and administration raised fees and taxes, c ut programs, deferred costs, transferred costs to the federal government, and shifted over $3 billion of property taxes from local governments to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/020299_property_tax_shift.html

LAO Publications

We estimate that the sale of buildings would result in one-time r evenue to the state of between $600 million and $1.4 billion, but that annual leasing costs would eventually exceed ownership costs by approximately $200 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=154&year=0&productid=0&categoryid=0

1998-99 Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Revenues Part II

Figure 15 Special Funds Revenues and Transfers 1996-97 Through 1998-99
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/p_and_i_1998/part3_revenues2_pandi98.html

^[PDF] 1968 Budget Analysis: Transportation Agency

The City of Los Angeles is now considering adopting a resolution to secure the transfer of its freeway responsibility to the California High- way Patrol, but we have no further information on the status of this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1968/18_transportation_1968.pdf

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The budget also makes a number of smaller modifications to CalRx, including by transferring associated staffing and resources from CalHHS to HCAI and by enacting technical statutory changes in trailer bill legislation (Chapter  42 of 2023 [AB  118, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

Mar 23, 2021 - Cities and counties will receive fiscal recovery funds based on a set of formulas that considers the jurisdiction ’s population, among other factors. The federal government will distribute funds directly to all counties and cities with populations greater than 50,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4407

^[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

^[PDF] Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute: Changes Requirements for Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property.

Property taxes are a major revenue source for local governments (cities, counties, schools, and special districts), raising over $60 billion per year.  Property Taxes Based on Purchase Price. When a property is purchased it is taxed at its purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2018/Initiative_Constitutional_Amendment_Property_Owners_Tax_Base_Replacement_061118.pdf

^[PDF] A Perspective on the Drought in California

Forexample, the City ofFresno isadding 25 new wells in 1991 to increase local water supplies and address local water quality problems. • Water Transfers. Other local agencies are purchasing water (from the water bank or other sources) for transfer to partially com- pensate for loss of surface water deliveries.
https://lao.ca.gov/1991/reports/485_1191_a_perspective_on_the_drought_in_ca.pdf

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At the same time, CA DOJ, county district attorneys, and city attorneys can pursue criminal actions seeking fines or convictions for violations of the state ’s gaming laws. Tribal-State Compacts. Native American tribes possess special status under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030