^[PDF] The 2011-12 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

As a result, many states—including California—set state tax levels at the maximum exemption level under federal law. There have been considerable efforts in recent years to change this current federal law to permanently limit both the federal and state estate tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_2010.pdf

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - Governor ’s Proposal The administration proposes budget trailer legislation that prevents CalPIA from establishing reserves to prefund retiree health benefit and pension liabilities in the future and clarifies that CalPIA is only required to fund retiree health benefit and pension liabilities to the level established by the administration or as determined by CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Moreover, state law does not even make clear who is responsible for providing more funding to the system: teachers, districts, or the state. The basic pension math is clear —CalSTRS must receive more money.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/overview/budget-overview-2014.aspx

Proposition 5 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Similarly, renters in California typically pay about 50  percent more for housing than renters in other states. Local Programs Help Pay for Housing. Some programs help low-income Californians afford housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=5&year=2024

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California State University [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s budget proposals relating to the California State University. We cover proposals relating to core operations, enrollment, and capital outlay budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4671

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - In 2022 ‑23, State Funded Many CSU Capital Projects in Cash. At the 2022 ‑23 Budget Act , the state had a significant General Fund surplus. In addition, the state appropriations limit (SAL) constrained how the state could use revenues above a certain limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

All three segments also are projecting higher pension and health care costs in 2025-26. (The state, however, directly pays a small share of community college pension costs, a large share of CSU pension costs, and all of CSU retiree health care costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/4957/Higher-Education-Budget-Overview-020625.pdf

Questions and Answers: California's First Retiree Health Valuation

This has been the strategy used by state and local governments in California for defined pension benefits for generations. This strategy has allowed the state’s public retirement systems to become substantially funded and to cover the majority of benefit costs using compounded investment returns, rather than relying solely on taxpayer and employee contributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/ret_health_val/ret_health_val_050907.aspx

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection [Publication Details]

Jan 8, 2018 - State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection [Publication Details] State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection Format: HTML Description: The State Archives preserves and stores state government records of historical significance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3730

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection

Jan 8, 2018 - State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection History of Archives Facilities Records Originally Stored at State Capitol. Before the 1930s, the State Archives was located in the State Capitol.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3730