2013 Initiative Analysis: California Cannabis Hemp Act of 2014

Currently, many cities and counties restrict the locations where medical marijuana dispensaries can operate, and some local jurisdictions have prohibited the establishment of dispensaries altogether.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130481.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: The Neighborhood Legislature Reform Act

In addition, the commission is required, to the extent possible, to adopt district boundaries that: Maintain the geographic integrity of any city, county, neighborhood, and community of interest in a single district.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130632.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: Protection of Local School Revenues Act of 2014 (Amendment #2-S)

The vehicle license fee (VLF) —a tax on vehicle ownership —provides revenue to local governments. In 1999, the state began reducing the VLF rate and backfilling city and county revenue losses from this tax reduction with state aid from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130707.aspx

Overview of the Governor's December 2010 Special Session Proposals

The Governor ’s December special session package proposes to transfer vehicle weight fee revenues to the General Fund. This would achieve an estimated $850 million in budget solutions in 2010 –11 and $727 million in 2011 –12 by reimbursing the General Fund with weight fee revenues for certain transportation bond debt service costs, and also loaning a portion of the weight fee revenues to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/special_session/special_session_120710.aspx

A Status Report: Reducing Prison Overcrowding in California

By that time, the Legislature would have an additional opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the out –of –state transfer program on a policy basis. Also, during that period, it is possible that the Legislature might choose to proceed with the construction of additional prison beds that could take the place of the out –of –state transfers.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/crim/overcrowding_080511.aspx

The Master Plan at 50: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities

Out –of –area applicants who met 100 percent of required transfer work (270). Under these new requirements about 1,900 transfers from the local area were admitted. This represents 85 percent of the total transfer enrollment slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/regional_access/regional_access_021411.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

The administration forecasts that baseline General Fund revenues and transfers will be $4.7 billion higher over 2011–12 and 2012–13 combined than indicated in our November 2011 forecast. This is partially offset by the administration's estimate of $803 million less in revenues and transfers than we estimated for the prior year, 2010–11.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/bud/budget_overview/budget-overview-011112.aspx

A Review of the Teacher Layoff Process in California

The state also recently has shifted certain state responsibilities to counties and cities in a number of other areas of the state budget, including criminal justice, mental health and substance abuse programs, foster care, and child welfare services.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/teacher-layoffs/teacher-layoffs-032212.aspx

Maximizing State Benefits From Public–Private Partnerships

Ability to Transfer Risks to Partner. Projects that are good candidates for P3s generally have significant known risks that the government can transfer to a private partner. For example, a project that is in the very early stages of development and does not have a completed environmental review may lack sufficient information to allow for an effective transfer of risk.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/trns/partnerships/P3_110712.aspx

The 2013-14 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

In addition, the Governor recently terminated an emergency proclamation, originally issued by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2006, that allowed CDCR to involuntarily transfer inmates to out –of –state contract prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/bud/budget-overview/budget-overview-011413.aspx