The Salton Sea: A Status Update

Aug 29, 2018 - The land under the Salton Sea is a patchwork of ownership spread across three primary entities: the federal government (mostly the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management), the Imperial Irrigation District (IID), and the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3879

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Aug 27, 2018 - The Cal Grant A and B tuition award for nonprofit schools in 2018-19 is conditioned on the nonprofit sector enrolling specified numbers of students with an associate degree for transfer. If the sector fails to enroll these specified numbers, the award is scheduled to drop to $8,056.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/190

Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - Revenue Reductions in Four Cities. As noted above, the new statewide tax would reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks. This drop in consumption would reduce local tax revenue in the four cities that currently levy similar taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

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

Jun 11, 2018 - Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute: Changes Requirements for Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property. [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/3863

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - For the purposes of this primer, mass transportation includes what are commonly referred to as “transit ” services (such as city buses, subways, and ferries) as well as intercity rail and commercial aviation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

Proposed statutory initiative related to immigration. [Ballot]

Jun 7, 2018 - In cases in which law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal immigration officials, they are required to collect and report certain data to DOJ, such as the number of transfers made to federal immigration officials and the justification for the transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-002

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook

May 17, 2018 - In total, our General Fund revenue and transfer estimates are higher than the administration ’s by $2.6  billion over the three-year period. Largely, this stems from our office ’s higher estimates of personal income tax (PIT) revenue in 2017‑18 and 2018‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3843

Summary of Financial Aid Recommendations [EdBudget]

May 15, 2018 - Cal Grant awards for students at private, nonprofit schools Continues to require nonprofit sector to admit specified number of students with associate degrees for transfer, but revises the targets. Reject.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/141

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2018 - Our estimates of General Fund revenues and transfers for the “budget window ” —2016-17 through 2018-19 —are $2.6 billion above the administration ’s May 2018 revenue forecast. Figure 1 displays our General Fund revenue outlook through 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3830

The 2018-19 Budget: Initial Comments on the May Revision

May 12, 2018 - In total, our General Fund revenue and transfer estimates are higher than the administration ’s by $2.6  billion over the three-year period. Largely, this stems from, our office ’s higher estimates of PIT revenue in 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3832