Major Milestones: Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Nov 29, 2012 - Note: The PDF file has three pages. The first page contains the entire graphic and will print on one sheet of paper, such as 8.5 x 11 (letter) or 8.5 x 14 (legal). The second and third pages each contain one half of the graphic and can be joined together for a larger copy of the graphic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2669

Grass Roots Government in California: Where Should the Reseeding Begin? [Publication Details]

Apr 29, 1983 - Format: PDF Description: An analysis of the current system of public finance in California and the way in which control over decisions at the local level is exercised. Local governments have very little leeway in responding to the demands placed upon them by their citizens—even though the conventional wisdom holds local governments to be the most responsive level of government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3427

The Feasibility of Replacing the Homeowners' Exemption With an Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Jun 1, 1987 - The Feasibility of Replacing the Homeowners' Exemption With an Income Tax Credit [Publication Details] The Feasibility of Replacing the Homeowners' Exemption With an Income Tax Credit Format: PDF Description: Resolution Chapter 100, Statutes of 1984 (SCR 19), requires the Legislative Analyst to study the feasibility of transferring the administration of the homeowners' exemption to the state Franchise Tax Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/520

Restructuring the State-Local Relationship [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 1994 - Restructuring the State-Local Relationship [Publication Details] PDF Description: The 1994-95 Governor's Budget proposes a major restructuring of the fiscal relationship between the state and California's 58 county governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/227

Local Sales Taxes—What Role Can They Play in the 1993-94 State Budget? [Publication Details]

Jun 1, 1993 - Format: PDF Description: In this brief, we review the existing authority of counties to raise the local sales tax, and the viability of this proposed method for offsetting the county revenue losses associated with the proposed property tax shift.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/254