LAO Publications

Format: The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties January 25, 2017 - The Governor’s budget for 2017-18 proposes a $280,000 General Fund augmentation to counties for increased trial court security levels resulting from a separate proposal to realloca te four existing vacant trial court judgeships to trial courts with greatest judicial need as of January 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=23&year=0&publicationType=0

LAO Publications

Format: The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties January 25, 2017 - The Governor’s budget for 2017-18 proposes a $280,000 General Fund augmentation to counties for increased trial court security levels resulting from a separate proposal to realloca te four existing vacant trial court judgeships to trial courts with greatest judicial need as of January 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=23&year=0&publicationType=0

^[PDF] 1950 Budget Analysis: BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS FOR HUMBOLDT BAY

., required for levee construction, or for construction of the Merced County or Fresno County stream group dams. It fulillis such other construction obligations as the State has assumed in its cooperative agreement with the Federal Government on the two river systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1950/29_reclamation_1950.pdf

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Board of Corrections (5430)

As stated above, the discontinuing of local assistance fu nding should have resulted in a reduction in workload, thereby reducing the number of staff needed to provide technical assistance to cities and counties regarding standards and tr aining.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/crim_justice/cj_07_5430_anl05.htm

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Foster Care

County welfare departments make decisions regarding the health and safety of children and have the discretion to place children in one of the fo llowing: (1) a foster family home, (2) a foster family agency home, or (3) a group home.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/health_ss/hss_17_anl06.html

Let the Voters Decide--Part A, State Officer's Pay

In summary, this measure would result in reduced compensation costs for state officials of several million dollars annually, and unknown, but probably not significant, elections-r elated costs to the state and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990974_INT.htm

^[PDF] Taxes [V-3]

Local governments may impose or increase taxes (other than the base 1 percent ad valorem property tax) subject to the approval of their local voters. If the local government proposes to use the tax proceeds for general purposes (a “general tax”), the tax requires approval by a majority of local voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090845.pdf

California's Economy and Taxes

California's Economy and Taxes Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget February 22, 2024 The Governor ’s budget includes several proposed tax policy changes. We recommend approving proposals to eliminate certain tax expenditures for fossil fuel companies and conform to federal law on tax deductions for open space and historical preservation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax?tagId=57

^[PDF] Cal Facts

Of other major states, only New York’s tax burden was considerably higher.  A surge of income taxes from capital gains in 2007-08 may have exaggerated somewhat the differences shown in tax burdens between California and states with no personal income tax, such as Florida, Texas, Nevada, and Washington. $2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 New York
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/calfacts/calfacts_010511.pdf

California Spending Plan 2000-01 Chapter 3 Part 1

This action eliminates a deficit in school district and county office of education revenue limits that existed since the early 1990s when the state did not fully fund COLAs. It p rovides a significant increase in general purpose funding for school districts (about 7 percent) and county offices (about 9 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/spend_plan/0800_spend_plan_chap_3a.html