The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options [Publication Details]

May 12, 2022 - In response to increasing prices across the economy—particularly fuel prices—the Legislature is contemplating a number of policies for providing fiscal relief to Californians. In this post, we identify key questions for the Legislature to consider when analyzing the merits of the options proposed by the Governor and in designing its own relief package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - The  counties that have experienced the largest ADA declines during the pandemic are small rural counties located in the Sierras and Northern California. Among more populous counties, San  Francisco and Los Angeles Counties have had the largest declines (11.4  percent and 11.1  percent,  respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - This authority would apply specifically for “priority investigations ” that involve multiple counties or a person who is the subject of an investigation in multiple counties. Priority investigations include pesticide incidents that cause serious impacts such as death or illness; contamination of drinking water, air, or land; animal and wildlife mortality; or property damage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook Format: HTML Description: Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4590

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California 's Challenging Fiscal Outlook April 26, 2022 Tweet Gabriel PetekLegislative Analyst Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California ’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4590

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: April 20, 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 21, 2022 - Our estimates suggest that it is virtually certain that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will significantly exceed the Governor ’s Budget assumption of $185 billion in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/732

U.S. Retail Sales Update: March 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 18, 2022 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.5 percent from February to March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/731

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These trends will be even more severe in some inland counties. For example, in Fresno County, the historical trends of five days of extreme heat per year are projected to increase to 29 days annually between 2035 and 2064 and 43 days annually between 2070 and 2099.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - Furthermore, as vehicles become more efficient, gas tax revenues—which currently represent the primary source of state funds for transportation projects—may not provide as much funding for future efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, over the past decade, six out of ten of the state ’s fastest growing counties have been in the Central Valley and Inland Empire, which are regions that are a comparatively high risk of excessive heat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584