1996-97 Budget Analysis: Department of Corrections Part I

Leaving offenders in county custody instead of confining them in state prison for certain nonviolent and nonserious crimes, such as marijuana offenses, vehicle theft, grand theft, and petty theft with a prior theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96d1.html

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Chapter

The goal of this office is to create jobs and tax revenues for California by stimu- lating economic activity through increased tourism expenditures. To increase tourism expenditures, the office uses various marketing strate- gies to promote California as a travel destination.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g.pdf

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Part I

In addition to this $200,000, the department has requested $2.6 million--financed from loans from the General Fund ($1.9 million) and the Tax Preparers Fund ($705,000)--in the current year to pay for greatly expanded Cemetery Act regulatory activities (including 35 limited-term positions).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g1.html

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Part II

Documentation of the benefits of the marketing program to all of the following: California's tourism industry, employment in California, state and local tax revenues, and the stat e's lesser known and underutilized destinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g2.html

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Perspectives and Issues: AN OVERVIEW OF STATE EXPENDITURES

This measure made permanent a temporary half-cent increase in the state sales tax and dedicated the revenue to the LPSF for allocation by the Legislature to cities and counties. These allocations, in effect, offset some of the local revenue loss from shifts of property taxes to schools that were enacted to reduce the state’s school funding obligation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p964-1.pdf

1996-97 Perspectives and Issues: Counties and the 1996-97 State Budget

(Most counties have costs in excess of this amount.) This provision allows counties to reduce grant le vels and county GA costs by about 12 to 20 percent. The Legislature also took its first major step toward granting counties authority over the scope of GA.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-3.html

1996-97 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Major Issues Facing the Legislature

For example, cert ain counties receiving state funds do considerable contracting involving mental health services, and alcohol and drug programs. As another example, San Diego County has contracts w ith 21 nonprofit community-based groups to operate primary care clinics.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-6.html

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget BillJudiciary and Criminal Justice, Departmental Issues Part I

Uncertainties Regarding Leased County Jail Bed Proposal We withhold recommendation on $30.1 million requested to place 1,400 state prison inmates in jail beds leased from Los Angeles County, pending further review of the request and receipt of revised prison inmate population projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/crim_justice_depts1-a_anal97.html

1997-98 Budget Analysis, General Government Departments Part 1

The BOE also oversees the administration of the property tax by county assessors and assesses property owned by public utilities. The BOE is also the final administrative appellate body for personal income and bank and corporate taxes, as well as for the taxes it administers.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/general_govt_depts1-b_anal97.html

1997-98 Budget Analysis, General Government Departments Part 1

The ISAWS project, being managed by the HWDC, is currently operational in 18 counties, and will, when completed in 1998, encompass a total of 35 counties, primarily small caseload counties. The LEADER system is being implemented by Los Angeles County and is currently under development.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/general_govt_depts1-c_anal97.html