The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - State law authorizes counties to recover a portion of their property tax administration costs from cities and special districts. The county may charge each city and special district an amount proportionate to its share of countywide property tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA)

Feb 15, 2018 - This includes a Master Servicer that processes lender and loan enrollments, transfers funds, and helps manage data. The Legislature initially provided CAEATFA with limited-term spending authority to administer the pilots in 2014-15 through 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3755

The 2018-19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - Freshman ‑to ‑Transfer Ratio.  Enroll at least one entering transfer student for every two entering freshmen for the 2018 ‑19 academic year at every campus except Merced and San Francisco. UC Has Had Aspirational Goal of Meeting Freshman ‑to ‑Transfer Ratio.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3748

The 2018-19 Budget: Administration of the 2017 Housing Package

Feb 8, 2018 - In 2018-19, proceeds from the charge will be split evenly between (1) grants to cities and counties to update land use planning documents and (2) assistance to homeless individuals and families. Beginning in 2019-20, most of the proceeds will go to cities and counties to fund affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and middle-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3746

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - . $32. 4  m illion to fund the acquisition and preliminary plans for five new CHP area offices in Crescent City, Quincy, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Truckee, and $1. 7  m illion for advanced planning and site selection to replace up to five additional unspecified CHP area offices. 2015 ‑16. $ 136  m illion to fund the design and construction of the area offices in Crescent
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 6, 2018 - Transfer of Department of Real Estate LAO Bottom Line. The Governor ’s budget proposes to reduce 11 positions and $1.3  million annually (Real Estate Fund) for DCA beginning in 2018 ‑19 to reflect the transfer of CalBRE out of DCA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3744

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs [Publication Details] The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget proposes to reduce 11 positions and $1.3 million annually (Real Estate Fund) for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) beginning in 2018‑19 to reflect the transfer of the Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) out of DCA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3744

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2018 - Of the remaining $6  billion to $10  billion, roughly 60  percent would be allocated to cities, counties, and special districts, and roughly 40  percent to schools and community colleges. Effects on the Economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-055

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - For example, the City of Costa Mesa has zoned a portion of Fairview DC property as open space and other portions for single ‑family residential development, public facilities, or recreational uses. (If the land is not sold, but instead transferred to another state department, it would not be subject to local zoning rules.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

Local government taxes and fees. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - “General taxes ” —that is, taxes levied by cities and counties for any purpose —may be approved by a majority vote of the electorate. On the other hand, “special taxes ” —that is, any taxes levied by schools or special districts or taxes levied by cities and counties for specified purposes —require a two-thirds vote of the electorate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-051