Streamlining State Financial Aid: Report on Cal Grant Alternative Delivery Pilot

Governor Proposed Financial Aid Decentralization in 2009 –10 Budget Package The 2009 –10 Governor's Budget proposed eliminating CSAC, transferring responsibility for administering financial aid programs to the public higher education segments, and transferring certain remaining CSAC duties to the executive branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/cal_grant_delivery/cal-grant-delivery-120511.aspx

Managing California's Insolvency: The Impact of Federal Proposals on Unemployment Insurance

A third, less comprehensive, proposal would reduce federal support for extended UI benefits, transfer the federal savings to state UI funds, and make other changes affecting the eligibility of current program recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/ssrv/ui_solvency/ui_insolvency_070711.aspx

A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending

A portion of state and federal transportation funds goes to cities and counties for local streets and roads infrastructure, which carry the remaining 45 percent of vehicle miles of travel in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/stadm/infrastructure/infrastructure_082511.aspx

2011 Realignment: Addressing Issues to Promote Its Long-Term Success

Under prior law, these VLF revenues were allocated to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) ($300 million) for administrative purposes and to cities and Orange County ($153 million) for general purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/stadm/realignment/realignment_081911.aspx

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture

In this way, the transfer of the project to Caltrans could be accomplished in a way that was not unduly disruptive to the project. Finally, any such shift of the project to Caltrans should be accompanied by the enactment of statutory changes that would allow Caltrans to apply certain project delivery tools specifically for the high –speed rail project that are authorized in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/trns/high_speed_rail/high_speed_rail_051011.aspx

An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial

Located in the City of Coalinga, it houses over 700 patients, most of whom are Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs). Coalinga has been reserved for this specific SVP population and does not treat individuals who are incompetent to stand trial.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/hlth/ist/incompetent-stand-trial-010312.aspx

Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance

Established in 1935, the VLF is an annual tax on the ownership of registered vehicles in California in place of taxing vehicles as personal property. The tax is based on the vehicle ’s purchase price and declines in accordance with a statutory depreciation schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/localgov/ERAF/eraf-121812.aspx

Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs

The Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program provides funds to small cities, counties, and local government entities for various energy efficiency projects. Such projects include lighting retrofits, building upgrades, and mechanical equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/rsrc/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-121912.aspx

Consolidating California's Statewide Automated Welfare Systems

For example, the Legislature may want monthly or as –needed updates during key points, such as the testing and piloting of LRS or the transfer of data during the migration effort. Consider Reconciling Chapters 7 and 13 Chapter 7's goals deal mainly with streamlining the eligibility determination processes for health and human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/ssrv/saws/saws-021312.aspx

2013 CalFacts

Cities receive over 40  percent of their revenues from various user charges. Cities use these funds to pay for electric, water, and other municipal services. Over one –third of city revenues come from local taxes, the largest of which is the property tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/calfacts/calfacts_010213.aspx