U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 16, 2021 - Despite a decline of 3 percent from January, February retail sales were 6.5 percent above February 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/634

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - Currently, nursing home care is a managed care benefit in more than half of counties, but a fee ‑for ‑service benefit in the remaining counties. Longer ‑Term Vision for MLTSS. The administration proposes to transition from CCI to standardized mandatory enrollment of dual eligibles into managed care by January 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Furthermore, the degree to which managed care plans would elect to offer ILOS benefits would vary from county to county. As a result, which specific ILOS benefits would be available to a Me di ‑Cal beneficiary would vary based on where they live in the state and what managed care plan they are enrolled in.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

Building Permits Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2021 - More than 80 percent of the units permitted in January came from Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and San Francisco counties. Despite its recent sharp drop in rents, San Franci sco recorded its biggest month in two years with 525 permits.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/633

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals

Mar 9, 2021 - State Recently Funded New Campus Study With Focus on Five Areas, Including San Joaquin County. The 2019 ‑20 Budget Act provided $ 4  m illion to the CSU Chancellor ’s Office to assess demand for a potential new campus in one of five specified areas: San Joaquin County (including Stockton), Chula Vista, Concord, Palm Desert, and San Mateo County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4399

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Mar 4, 2021 - The 2021-22 amount excludes approximately $1.3 billion related to programs affected by this shift. d Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. e The 2020-21 amount consists of $4.4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/485

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - . $820.5 Testing, treatment, surge capacity, and vaccination of staff and incarcerated persons. 281.3 Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services California Disaster Assistance Act grant funds to reimburse local governments for certain coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑19) response costs. 119.8 General Services Hotels for health care workers, housing for vulnerable people released from prison and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - The state reimburses school districts and county offices of education (COEs) for mandated activities either through a claims ‑based process or from the K ‑ 12 m andates block grant. Under the state ’s traditional mandate reimbursement process, districts submit claims for the actual cost of performing each mandated activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - According to UC, 72  p ercent of practicing physicians from the UC Irvine program practice in county health facilities or federal qualified health centers, 66  p ercent work in practices that serve primarily low ‑income patients, and 53  p ercent work in practices where a majority of patients are Latino.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

Home Prices Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 23, 2021 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties, and suggests that the shift to remote work has been a key factor in recent price changes. San Francisco has long been northern California ’s largest business hub, and historically a large share of its work force has commuted in from other counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/628