The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Many DDS Consumers Are Held for Long Periods at County Jails. If Porterville DC has reached its maximum capacity, individuals with developmental disabilities who have been accused of crimes and deemed IST are held in county jails while they await placement at Porterville DC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/1

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The supplement will be calculated on a county-by-county basis using Fair Market Rent data from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Because the supplement must be automated within the systems used by counties to administer foster care payments, the benefit will be phased in by July 1, 2021 (or later, as determined by
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - County APS offices may continue to conduct investigations and monthly monitoring visits by telephone or through video conferencing under certain circumstances .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. Other Budget Adjustments. The budget includes various other adjustments for the support of judicial branch operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

September 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Oct 19, 2020 - September 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein September revenue collections from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, corporation tax, and sales tax —were ahead of budget projections by $4 billion (42 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/568

Card Spending Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 19, 2020 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include September data.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/566

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - To the extent that the state is in a poor fiscal condition in 2021 ‑22, these increased General Fund costs will mean that the Legislature and Governor have to find budget solutions elsewhere, such as through more budget reductions, tax increases, or special fund borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 12 - October 16 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 12 - October 16 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 12 - October 16 October 16, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections this week were 4 percent below the comparable week in 2019, although total withholding since late March remains 2.4 percent above the same period last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/565

California New Car Sales: August 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - New vehicle registrations have rebounded from record lows in the spring, but remain below pre-recession levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/563

U.S. Retail Sales Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - Strong U.S. retail sales growth continued in September. Total sales January-September 2020 were just 1% below the same period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/562