U.S. Retail Sales Update: December 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 18, 2023 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 1.1 percent from November to December. The two-month decline was 2.1 percent. In the last 30 years, two-month drops of at least 2 percent have happened around recessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/767

2005 Initiative Analysis: The Tax Reduction and Taxpayer Equity Act of 2005

Specifically , the measure authorizes each county board of supervisors to set the property tax rate for commercial properties at 2 percent to 3  percent of its full cash value. The rate that a county board of supervisors sets for commercial properties also would apply to a portion of the value for some residential prope rties.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050111.htm

Major Features of the 1998 California Budget

The revenues are distributed to cities and counties. Permanent Tax Cut The permanent provision of the tax cut provides that beginning January  1,  1999, each vehicle owner's VLF owed will be reduced by 25  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/082498_bud_major_features/082498_major_features.html

^[PDF] Reduced Local Property Tax Revenues. A decline

Reduced Local Property Tax Revenues. A decline in the value of rental properties would reduce the amount of property taxes paid by landlords. This would reduce property tax revenues for cities, counties, special districts, and schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2024/prop33-110524.pdf

Environmental hazards in homes and public facilities. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - The measure could have several effects on property values and, in turn, local government property tax revenues. Some effects would be positive. For example, the use of bond funds to reduce hazards in homes likely would increase those homes ’ values.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-049

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Additionally, cities and counties set land ‑use policies, nominate transportation projects for funding by their regional governing body, and enforce traffic laws in their communities. Some counties also have transportation authorities that are responsible for developing expenditure plans for voter ‑approved local sales tax measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

^[PDF] State Oversight of Redevelopment

These revenues help fund school, community college, city, county, special district, and redevelopment agency opera- tions. Redevelopment’s share of property taxes has grown over time. Redevelopment receives about 10 percent of property taxes, over $3 billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2005/State_Oversight_of_Redevelopment_031705.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 2001 Budget Analysis: General Government Chapter

The Governor pro- poses to fund this program again in 2001-02 at $75 million. • Property Tax Administration Loan Program. This program was created in 1995 to provide forgivable loans to counties for addi- tional spending on property tax administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/general_govt/gengov_anl01.pdf

^[PDF] GENERAL PROGRAM STATEMENT None None Chapter 1286, Statutes of

GENERAL PROGRAM STATEMENT None None Chapter 1286, Statutes of 1987 (AB 650, Costa), established a new program-,-the County Revenue Stabilization Program-to provide fiscal relief to "distressed" county governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1989/14_misc_1989.pdf

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Counties administer SNAP, but the federal government paid the $7.6 billion in SNAP benefits directly to California grocers (we include costs to administer the SNAP program in payments to the state government, which are ultimately allocated to counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3