Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Specifically, 53  percent of the growth in young adult pedestrian deaths has occurred under dark skies without street lighting. In contrast, crashes under these conditions account for just 20  percent of the growth in young adult motorist deaths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

Update: Tech Company Equity Pay Driving Withholding in 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2024 - As shown in the figure, stock prices at California 's largest technology companies have increased substantially above their sky-high 2023 levels.   With Stock Price Run-Up, Equity Pay Now An Even Larger Contributor to Income Tax Withholding.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/815

Update: Tech Company Equity Pay Driving Withholding in 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2024 - As shown in the figure, stock prices at California 's largest technology companies have increased substantially above their sky-high 2023 levels.   With Stock Price Run-Up, Equity Pay Now An Even Larger Contributor to Income Tax Withholding.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/815

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - D CC also issues provisional licenses to certain applicants if they have submitted a completed license application and were in the process of completing local permitting processes and CEQA requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - A 2007 study points out that before European settlement and the introduction of modern fire suppression, smoke likely filled the skies in California during much of the summer and fall. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the level of emissions generated by these fires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Apprenticeships and Work‑Based Learning In this section, we provide background on ( 1)  t raditional apprenticeships, ( 2)  a state ‑funded apprenticeship program focusing on nontraditional sectors, and ( 3)  C CC initiatives that incorporate work ‑based leaning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers

Dec 11, 2018 - After the Legislature passed Chapter   10 o f 2010 (S B  71 , Padilla), CAEATFA hired Blue Sky Consulting to help CAEATFA implement the new law. In particular, Blue Sky —in consultation with CAEATFA and others —developed the scoring system that the authority has used to evaluate applicants for the exemption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3907

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The C CC would like to offer: Driver ’s License Training. The department would like to provide all corpsmembers an opportunity to participate in training to obtain their driver ’s license. According to the CCC, many corpsmembers lack a driver ’s license when they arrive, something that can be an impediment to obtaining employment upon leaving the CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

An issue has arisen regarding the transition costs in 2010-11 of switching to a new fiscal intermediary (FI) for Medi-Cal. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) estimates the new contract will

Apr 23, 2010 - LAO Review O ur office has reviewed the DHCS worksheets and Blue Sky report. In addition, we met separately with staff from DHCS and Blue Sky. In these meetings, we determined that Blue Sky never discussed its approach to this issue with DHCS staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/203