Fiscal Outlook: Examining Property Tax Growth Rates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2016 - In general, as turnover declines, ownership tenure lengthens. The figure below shows that ownership tenure is longest in California ’s most expensive housing markets. This means that fewer property sales are occurring in the parts of the state where sales —and the associated reassessment to market value —would have the greatest impact on statewide growth in assessed values.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/215

Fiscal Outlook Supplement on Proposition 2

Nov 16, 2016 - O nce the BSA reaches its maximum size, funds that would have been transferred into the BSA must be spent on building and maintaining infrastructure. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3508

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - In recent IOC submissions, LA  2024 stated that they continue to work with the ownership team of the new Rams Stadium in Inglewood to identify opportunities for Olympic activities there. Beyond Southern California, the plan is for some preliminary soccer matches to occur in selected cities across the United States.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2016 - The International Olympic Committee will choose the winning city in September 2017. Both the state and the City of Los Angeles are already planning in case the Games return to Southern California. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a bill to provide state support for Los Angeles' bid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3506

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This includes: $20  million for city law enforcement grants; $15  million for a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program; $10.2  million for Uninhabitable Police Station grants; and $10  million for mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion programs otherwise funded through Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/1

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - First, trailer legislation appropriates $35  million one time to develop a plan to improve four –year and two –year graduation rates for freshman and transfer students, respectively, and close gaps in graduation rates for three groups of students: those who are (1)  low income, (2)  underrepresented minorities, and (3)   first –generation college –goers .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/5

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This includes more sizeable “negative transfers ” in 2016 –17 (the result of a larger deposit into the state ’s rainy day fund) and a decline in proceeds from the insurance tax (which falls as a result of the managed care organization tax package adopted this year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This consists of (1)  $20  million to cities to improve relations between police and high –risk populations (such as homeless individuals), (2)  $15  million for a pilot program that seeks to divert low –level prostitution and drug offenders into rehabilitation services in lieu of jail and prosecution, (3)  $10  million for police station infrastructure in Fresno County, (4)  $10
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The competitive grant program will distribute funds to cities and counties to increase capacity within local mental health, substance use disorder, and trauma –centered service facilities, with the intent that these expanded facilities will serve as an alternative to incarceration for individuals with behavioral health disorders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/6

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - In addition, the budget plan assumes property tax revenue increases by $419  million due to the triple flip ending, thereby completing the shift of revenue from cities, counties, and special districts to school districts and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3