Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - Revenue Reductions in Four Cities. As noted above, the new statewide tax would reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks. This drop in consumption would reduce local tax revenue in the four cities that currently levy similar taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

Proposed statutory initiative related to immigration. [Ballot]

Jun 7, 2018 - In cases in which law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal immigration officials, they are required to collect and report certain data to DOJ, such as the number of transfers made to federal immigration officials and the justification for the transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-002

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2018 - Of the remaining $6  billion to $10  billion, roughly 60  percent would be allocated to cities, counties, and special districts, and roughly 40  percent to schools and community colleges. Effects on the Economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-055

State and local government taxes and fees. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - “General taxes ” —that is, taxes levied by cities and counties for any purpose —may be approved by a majority vote of the electorate. On the other hand, “special taxes ” —that is, any taxes levied by schools or special districts or taxes levied by cities and counties for specified purposes —require a two-thirds vote of the electorate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-050

Environmental hazards in homes and public facilities. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - In 2014, the court ruled in favor of the cities and counties. The court ordered the creation of a program funded by the paint manufacturers to discover and clean up lead-based paint in homes in the localities party to the law suit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-049

Local government taxes and fees. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - “General taxes ” —that is, taxes levied by cities and counties for any purpose —may be approved by a majority vote of the electorate. On the other hand, “special taxes ” —that is, any taxes levied by schools or special districts or taxes levied by cities and counties for specified purposes —require a two-thirds vote of the electorate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-051

Health insurer financial reserves. [Ballot]

Jan 5, 2018 - The measure requires that insurers that operate as part of an integrated health system report to DMHC transfers of cash or assets between the insurer and other entities in the int egrated health system, and would require that cash or assets transferred away from the insurer be counted toward the reserves of the insurer unless the insurer received goods and s ervices equal to the fair market value of the transferred cash or assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-048

Felony sentencing. [Ballot]

Jan 2, 2018 - The measure requires that savings to the state, as calculated by the administration, be annually transferred from the General Fund into a new state fund —the People ’s Fair Sentencing and Public Safety Act of 2018 Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-046

Emergency medical personnel. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2017 - Unlike fire department crews, who await emergency calls while stationed at their permanent department location, ambulance crews are positioned throughout a city or region dependin g on the volume and location of 911 calls typically received in that area and the response times agreed upon in the contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-043

Rent control. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2017 - For the types of policies that have prevailed in California (both before and after Costa-Hawkins), the following effects appear to be most clearly s upported by empirical research: Conversion of Rental Housing to Ownership Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-041