ARTICLE 13C (VOTER APPROVAL FOR LOCAL TAX LEVIES)

(b) "Local government" means any county, city, city and county, including a charter city or county, any special district, or any other local or regional governmental entity. (c) "Special district" means an agency of the State, formed pursuant to general law or a special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions with
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/020300_ab8/cal_constitution_13c.html

^[PDF] June 15, 2000 2000-01 Budget Bill Conference Committee Version

Provides $121 million for counties for juvenile crime reduction and delinquency prevention programs (in trailer bill). 3 L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C EJune 15, 2000 The agreement approved by the Conference Committee in- cludes approximately $2.7 billion in tax relief for 2000-01, consisting of one-time reductions and rebates and ongoing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/061500_conference_floor_packet.pdf

Major Features of the 2000-01 Budget, Part II

Prohibits counties from earning incentives during the budget year. (Savings of $693 million.) The budget legislation allows counties to expend up to 25 percent of their incentive funds on services for working poor families whose incomes exceed the eligibility limit fo r CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/070300_budget_maj_features_2.html

^[PDF] LAO Major Features of the 2001 California Budget

The net increase is due to projected growth in gasoline sales tax revenues over the 2006-07 and 2007-08 period relative to 2001-02 and 2002-03. The STIP receives the greatest increase due to the fact that it would be repaid for SHA funding of local streets and roads in 2001-02 and 2002-03 and would thus receive 80 percent (up from 40 percent) of Transportation Investment Fund funding in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/bud_features/072701_bdgt_features.pdf

Sales Taxation Of Bunker Fuel

The SUT actually consists of two different taxes having identical rates. The two components are: (1)  the sales tax, which is levied on the total purchase price of tangible personal property sold within the state, and (2)  the use tax, which is applied to the storage or use of goods in California purchased outside of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/bunker_fuel/012501_bunker_fuel.html

Fiscal Oulook 2001, Chapter 4

It is levied in place of taxing vehicles as personal property, and the revenues are distributed to cities and counties. The Legislature reduced the fee —which was set at 2  percent of the depreciated value of a vehicle —by 25  percent in calendar year 1999, 35  percent in 2000, and 67.5  percent in 2001 and thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/fisc_outlook/fiscal_outlook_2001_ch4.html

California Spending Plan 2001-02 Chapter 3 Part 3

Local Government and Housing The Governor's budget in January included $250  million in general purpose fiscal relief for cities, counties, and special districts, and $200  million to expand a program which provides payments to local governments to reward them for the construction of new housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/spend_plan/0901_spend_plan_chap_3c.html

The $2 Billion Question: Providing Health Insurance for State Employes and Retirees

This number will grow to 15 in 2003 with the planned withdrawal of HMOs from Lassen and Tehama Counties. In addition, parts of nine counties are without an HMO, and this number will also grow to 15 in 2003 .  
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/health_insurance/110602_health_insurance.html

^[PDF] Review of School Crime Reporting

We found that the department and its contracting partner, the Butte County Office of Education, do a con- scientious job in collecting crime report data and trying to assure its reliability and ac- curacy.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/school_crime/051502_school_crime.pdf

An Overview of California's Research and Development Tax Credit

California and Federal Corporate Tax Liabilities for a Hypothetical California Firm a (In Thousands) State and Federal Tax Liability Without RDC State taxable income State tax liability without RDC 486 State and Federal Tax Liability With RDC State taxable income State tax liability with RDC — Net Value to Firm
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/randd_credit/113003_research_development.html