The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - California does not collect a tax on extraction of oil and gas. Local Regulations. City and county governments vary in their approach to regulating and overseeing oil and gas production. They establish local permitting processes, fees on the production and sale o f oil and gas, and limitations to production.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Local governments use revenues from taxes and fees to fund a variety of services, like fire and polic e, public works, and parks. Vote Threshold for Changing Local Taxes. State law requires increases in local taxes to receive approval of the local governing body —for example, a city council or county board of supervisors —as well as approval of voters in that local jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At the same time, state and/or local revenues could increase due to required fees (such as regulatory fees), payments (such as a share of sports wagering revenues), or tax revenues from economic activity associated with sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Third, should notable contractions occur in the oil and gas sector as a result of new regulations, this could have broader economic impacts and neg atively affect other state and local revenue sources such as income taxes or property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

The cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment No 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - The measure requires the tax to be annually adjusted by the rate of inflation. Half of the revenue from this tax would be allocated to the city or county (if the cultivation occurs in an unincorporated area) where the marijuana is g rown.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-075

A proposed constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 3, 2015 - Currently, local medical marijuana laws vary widely across the state, ranging from complete bans of such facilities in some cities and counties to no restrictions in other jurisdictions. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medicinal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-041

The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - County election officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their viewp oints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-007

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2015 - The measure would result in reduced costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-050

Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The remaining one-third of the revenues are provided to cities and counties to support their streets and roads. The state also assesses a $100 per year fee on ZEVs to raise funds to support state and local transportation infrastructure .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

California’s sick leave requirements and increases in California’s statewide minimum wage. (Amendment #1.) [Ballot]

Dec 23, 2015 - Wages of IHSS providers vary by county, with some counties paying the state-mandated minimum wage and some counties paying upward of $13 per hour. In 2015-16, it is estimated that 470,000 individuals will receive IHSS and about 430,000 individuals will work as IHSS providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-105