Funding for various brownfield-related activities. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - State Agencies Address Brownfields. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) are the two primary state agencies charged with overseeing the investigation a nd cleanup of brownfields in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-034

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - However, state costs could exceed $100 million per year. These costs likely w ould be paid from increased state fees on businesses, which currently fund the Labor Commissioner, or from the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - State Appropriations Limits Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure and emergencies. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Background State Government Taxes and Fees. This year ’s state budget spends over $255  billion in state funds. Over 90  percent of the state budget is funded with revenues from taxes. These include, for example, sales taxes paid on goods and income taxes paid on wages and other sources of income.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

The rights of individuals to make “fully free and informed” health decisions. [Ballot]

Nov 18, 2021 - Background State Laws Regarding Rights to Make Health Care Decisions. In general, an individual 's right to make health care decisions is broadly assumed and reflected in many parts of the state legal system, including the State Constitution, statutory law, and case law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-025

Initiative process. [Ballot]

Nov 17, 2021 - The Attorney General is an elective office established in the State Constitution. As the chief attorney and law enforcement official for the state, the Attorney General (1) serves as litigation counsel to state officers and, with some exceptions, to state agencies and (2) serves as the chief executive of DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-024

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Revenues Exempt From State Spending Limit and Minimum Education Funding Levels. The State Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget. For example, the State Constitution specifies a state spending limit and requires a minimum level of annua l funding for K-12 education and the California Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - Total state funding for K-12 education is around $67 billion annually. In recent years, the state has spent a bout $1.5 billion per year to support school facilities projects, primarily from voter-approved general obligation bonds paid for by the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - The Secretary of State provides statewide oversight over the administration of elections in California. Among its many duties, th e Secretary of State ’s responsibilities include maintaining the state ’s statewide voter registration system, known as VoteCal; providing guidance to local election officials on how to implement state and federal law; and facilitating statewide maint enance of the list of registered voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2021 - One-time state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars to relocate California Public Utilities Commission staff to other state agencies. Ongoing net state savings of several million dollars annually or one-time state revenues of $100 million to $200 million, depending on use of the existing commission headquarters in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-020