Allocating Local Sales Taxes: Issues and Options

Under the agreement, the company consolidated all of its sales offices into one central location within Corona’s city limits. In return, the city rebated approximately one-half of its additional sales tax revenues to the company for one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/sales_tax/sales_tax_012407.aspx

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - In contrast, if the Legislature ’s goal is to provide relief to those experiencing the greatest financial hardship, it may want to consider options beyond those linked to fuel taxes and vehicle ownership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - Loans and Transfers From Transportation Accounts. The budget includes a $21  million loan from the Local Airport Loan Account to the General Fund and a $32  million transfer from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

^[PDF] 1959 Budget Analysis: Economies and Efficiencies

Transferring coilection of the gasoline tax from the Oontroller to the Board of Equalization. 2. Transferring gasoline tax refunds from the Oontroller to the Board of Equalization. 3. Transferring collection of the transportation tax from the Oon- troller to the Board of Equalization. 4.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1959/02_economies_1959.pdf

Cal Facts 2006 State-Local Finance

Cities receive over 40 percent of their revenues from various user charges. Cities use these funds to pay for electric, water, and other municipal services. Over one-third of city revenues come from local taxes, the largest of which is the sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/cal_facts/2006_calfacts_state_local.htm

Building Permits Update: March 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 5, 2020 - For example, all but eleven of the 1,993 units permitted in December 2018 were attributable to p rojects with five or more units in the city of San Francisco.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/461

^[PDF] LAO 2006 Recommended Legislation

The program is too tightly controlled at the state level, leading to a lack of investment and ownership by the counties. Counties have limited fiscal incentives to improve child support collections and performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/rec_legislation/2006_recleg.pdf

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals

Mar 9, 2021 - In contrast to current law, funds transferred under the proposed language would not need to be repaid. The proposed language would require any transferred funds to first be used to mitigate impacts to programs that predominately support underrepresented studen ts, expand online education, or provide for continued employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4399

^[PDF] Overview of California Ports

Analyst L E G I S L AT I V E A N A LY S T ’ S O F F I C E 2 California’s 12 Ports Vary in Size and Focus Overview of California’s Ports Port Operating Total Tons of Cargo Transported (2020) Highest-Value Port of Long Beach City of Long Beach Harbor Department 79,178,087 Petroleum Coke, Waste Paper, Chemicals, Scrap Metal Crude Oil, Electronics, Plastics, Furniture, Port of Los
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2023/Ports-Overview-081723.pdf

^[PDF] Ballot Analysis

Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws. Several California cities—including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose—have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2020/Prop21-110320.pdf