2009 Initiative Analysis: The McCauley-Rosen Wealth Tax and Oceans Preservation Act (Amendment #1-S)

The measure transfers $25  billion from the Environmental Superfund to the General Fund for five consecutive years. Beginning in the sixth year, the measure transfers $10  billion annually from the superfund into the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090486.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Act of 2010 (version 2) Revised

Proposition  42 (2002) Transfer. The Constitution requires that the gasoline sales tax revenues deposited into the General Fund be transferred to the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF). These funds have been counted as tax revenues for purposes of calculating the minimum amount of K-14 education funding required under Proposition  98.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090679.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: New Public Employees Benefits Reform Act (version 2)

In addition, state and local governing bodies (such as the Legislature, county boards of supervisors, and city councils)—not public retirement systems—would determine the manner and number of years over which any future unfunded liabilities related to new employees would be paid off.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090726.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: Community Hospital Taxes (Version 4)

Payments to hospitals licensed to a county, city and county, or the University of California. Health care coverage for children in low-income families. At least 10  percent but no more than 15  percent of the proceeds would have to go for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090743.aspx

Proposition 1A: Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act.

Prohibits the Legislature from imposing a tax, fee, or assessment on real property or the sale or transfer of real property. (Currently, the Legislature is prohibited from imposing ad valorem or sales taxes on real property.)
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090808.aspx

2010 Initiative Analysis: Alcoholic Beverages

We estimate that local governments, primarily cities and counties, would experience a decrease in sales tax revenues of approximately $100  million on a statewide basis due to the excise tax increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100099.aspx

2011 Initiative Analysis: Tax Public Pensions Above $100,000 per Year Act

In addition, hundreds of local governmental entities (including some cities, counties, special districts, and county offices of education) choose to contract with CalPERS to provide pension benefits for their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110519.aspx

2011 Initiative Analysis:The Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act

·                 Prohibition of the death penalty would also reduce expenditures by state, county, and city law enforcement agencies on such cases. Law enforcement personnel are often key witnesses in murder trials.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110600.aspx

2011 Initiative Analysis:No Perks for Part-Time Politicians (Amendment #1NS)

The state has 58 counties, 482 cities, over 3,000 special districts, nearly 1,000 K-12 school districts, and 72 community college districts. Officials serving these local governments include county supervisors, city councilmembers, mayors, sheriffs, district attorneys, county assessors, and school board members.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110719.aspx

2011 Initiative Analysis:The Government Performance and Accountability Act

Fiscal Effect State Sales Tax Revenue Transfer. The shift of a portion of the state sales tax to the Performance and Accountability Trust Fund for local government use would reduce state revenue —and increase local revenue —by about $200 million annually, beginning in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110721.aspx