California's Land Conservation Efforts: The Role of State Conservancies

Acquisitions can involve the transfer of all ownership rights ("in fee" ownership) to the state, or only a portion of those rights (for example, an "easement" which transfers devel opment rights from a private entity to the state).
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/conservancies/010501_conservancies.html

The 2018-19 Budget: Administration of the 2017 Housing Package

Feb 8, 2018 - In 2018-19, proceeds from the charge will be split evenly between (1) grants to cities and counties to update land use planning documents and (2) assistance to homeless individuals and families. Beginning in 2019-20, most of the proceeds will go to cities and counties to fund affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and middle-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3746

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Temporary managers serve to bring the facility into compliance with the law, or —when necessary due to a permanent license revocation —facilitate a transfer of ownership to a new licensee, or oversee the transfer of residents should the facility be required to close.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

^[PDF] LAO 1993 Budget Analysis: Making Government Make Sense

Property tax revenues now allocated to special districts would, in- stead, be entirely allocated to counties, or to cities in the case of city- dependent districts. These counties or cities would be responsible for funding them or taking over their operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1993/MGMS_reprint_02-93.pdf

^[PDF] California's Property Tax

Because only a fraction of properties change ownership each year, only a small number of properties are reset to market value each year. The assessed value of other properties increase by up to 2 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2012/CA_Property_Tax_4_11_12.pdf

2002-03 Budget Analysis: General Government, Tax Relief (9100)

The VLF is an annua l fee on the ownership of a registered vehicle in California, levied in place of taxing vehicles as personal property. The revenues are distributed to cities and counties. Since 19 98, the Legislature has reduced the VLF by 67.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/general_govt/gen_24_9100_anl02.htm

^[PDF] 1950 Budget Analysis: DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Every time a transfer of legal ownership is involved, a new certificate of legal ownership must be made and a new registration card prepared. If the separation that we recommend is put into effect, the issuance of a new registration card will not be necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1950/18_dmv_1950.pdf

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Funding for the SUN Bucks program —formerly called the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program —increased by about $896  million year over year ($59  million General Fund) relative to 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

^[PDF] Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings

Examples similar to California, in which ownership of the building is permanently trans- ferred to the new owner, are less common. The benefit of permanent transfer in a sale-lease- back is that it results in a higher sale price, but at the cost of indefinite lease payments that do not result in any equity.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/sale_leaseback/sale_leaseback_042710.pdf

^[PDF] 1955 Budget Analysis: Alcoholic Beverage Control

This is part of an over-all recommendation looking toward the eventual centralized ownership of all state cars in order to achieve the maximum benefits to be derived from broad fleet ownership and con- trol, central maintenance, and extension of pool operations to the extent feasible and economical, as explained in detail in a special section in the latter part of this report under Oontrol Section 3.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1955/20_abc_1955.pdf