Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2008 - Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1801

Supplement to Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2008 - Supplement to Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1800

Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Mar 14, 2007 - Presented to School Finance Working Group
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1636

Allocating Local Sales Taxes: Issues and Options [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2007 - Recent agreements between cities and private businesses involving diversions of millions of dollars of local sales taxes have highlighted concerns raised over the years about the present “situs-based” system for allocating local sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1540

SANDAG: An Assessment of Its Role in the San Diego Region [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2006 - SANDAG: An Assessment of Its Role in the San Diego Region [Publication Details] SANDAG: An Assessment of Its Role in the San Diego Region Format: HTML Description: For over 20 years, San Diego region residents and local officials have debated whether their network of local and regional governmental agencies is well suited to addressing the region’s growing challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1471

Budget Proposal Understates Mandate Costs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the administration’s proposal does not provide sufficient resources to carry out its plan for 2006-07 and that the state likely will face a current-year mandate deficiency of about $140 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1430

Mental Health Mandates Continue to Pose Challenges [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - State costs for reimbursing counties for two state-mandated programs to provide mental health services for school children have grown significantly in recent years. Moreover, serious weaknesses are evident in the system for delivering these services for children in special education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1393

Vehicle License Fee Issues [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Vehicle License Fee Issues [Publication Details] HTML Description: The prior administration’s action to increase the VLF and the current administration’s subsequent action to reverse that increase have resulted in a number of issues of concern to the Legislature, including (1) the amount of VLF backfill that local governments did not receive during the current year “gap” period,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1146

Booking Fees [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Booking fees are charges imposed on cities, special districts, school districts, colleges, and universities to recover the costs associated with booking persons into the county jail. County authority to impose booking fees gives local agencies incentives to use county booking and detention services wisely and efficiently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1144

Local Government Housing Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Local Government Housing Mandates [Publication Details] HTML Description: As part of its general plan, every city and county is required to prepare a "housing element" which assesses the conditions of its housing stock and outlines a five-year plan for housing development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1145