The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - County election officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their viewp oints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-007

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: September 1 - September 24 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 24, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: September 1 - September 24 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: September 1 - September 24 September 24, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: California income tax withholding collections in September to date are 23.5 percent above September 2020, and collections to date in fiscal year 2021-22 are 22.5 percent above 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/702

Home Prices Update: August 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 23, 2021 - All the other large counties in the state have seen growth near of above, with San Francisco ’s relatively affordable neighbors Alameda and Contra Costa seeing higher growth than most. San Joaquin county, which is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for the Bay Area, has seen growth above 30 percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/700

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - CalOSBA will award grants to county government agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide services to microbusinesses, who then will identify and make $2,500 grants directly to eligible microbusinesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

August 2021 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2021 - August 2021 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Through the first two months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, collections from the state ’s three largest taxes —personal income, corporation, and sales taxes —are running 20 percent ($3.6 billion) ahead of budget projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/699

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: September 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2021 - We currently project that there is a strong chance that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will exceed the budget act assumption of $170 billion in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/698

What Do Unanticipated Revenues Mean for the Surplus? [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2021 - The formulas vary substantially based on the amount of personal income tax revenues attributable to capital gains that the state collects. These revenues can vary substantially from year to year, making it difficult to predict the impact on the formulas.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/697

A New Method For Current Year Revenue Forecasting [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2021 - To fill this void, our office recently developed a model to provide a monthly update of the forecast of current year collections from the state ’s “big three ” revenues (personal income, sales, and corporation taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/696

U.S. Retail Sales Update: August 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.7 percent from July to August. Retail sales remain elevated due to dramatic growth in January and March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/694

Building Permits Update: July 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 7, 2021 - Los Angeles County permitted 1,765 units, but no other metro area had as many as 500. Nonresidential construction permit remains historically weak, and July ’s total of $937 million was the single lowest monthly figure since 2012, when the state ’s economy was far smaller and the price level lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/693