Unclaimed Property: Rethinking the State’s Lost & Found Program [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2015 - Unclaimed Property: Rethinking the State’s Lost & Found Program [Publication Details] Infographic Description: California law has long required banks, insurance companies, and many other types of entities to transfer to the State Controller’s Office (SCO) personal property considered abandoned by owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3167

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - The budget package transfers the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission to OES and includes $2.5  million ($503,000 General Fund) for OES to support the commission. Recently Passed Wildfire-Related Legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - Transfer of the Government Claims Program to DGS LAO Bottom Line: We recommend the Legislature approve the Governor ’s proposal to transfer the state ’s Government Claims Program (GCP) from the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (VCGCB) to DGS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - In addition, the State Constitution allows the owner of a damaged home to transfer the assessed value of his/her home to another dwelling within the same county. The law also provides, under certain conditions, a transfer between counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

The 2021-22 Budget: Consolidation of Cannabis Regulatory Responsibilities [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2021 - This publication provides our analysis of the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals to transfer responsibility for most cannabis regulatory responsibilities from the Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and California Department of Food and Agriculture to a new department—the Department of Cannabis Control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4384

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Second, the Governor ’s proposal would allow the administration to transfer the $10  million from OES to other departments without any legislative notification. Under the proposal, OES would only be required to report by March  1, 2024 on the use of the funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Rent Controls and Rental Housing Quality: A Note on the Effects of New York City ’s Old Controls. Journal of Urban Economics , 27 (3), 398 –409 . Malpezzi, S., & Vandell, K. (2002). Does the low –income housing tax credit increase the supply of housing?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - Before 2007, owners were only notified about their unclaimed property after it had transferred to the state. In Taylor v. Westly (2007), a federal circuit court ruled that state efforts to notify owners failed to meet due process requirements, in part because the state ’s procedures failed to notify many property owners prior to escheat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget provides $ 31  m illion from the General Fund in 2019 ‑ 20 —to be expended over a few years —to backfill wildfire ‑related property tax loses for cities, counties, and special districts associated with certain major wildfires that have occurred since 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916