California's New Minimum Wage: Low-Wage Workers by Region [EconTax Blog]

Dec 6, 2016 - Data Source: 2015 American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is an annual household survey conducted by the Census Bureau that covers basic economic and demographic information. The ACS ’s large sample sizes and level of geographic detail make it useful for regional analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/222

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - American Community Survey (ACS) Includes Most of the Information Needed to Estimate Eligibility. The ACS is an annual survey of more than 2  million households that is conducted by the federal Census Bureau.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

^[PDF] Department of Real Estate: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection

Figure 8 summarizes DRE disciplinary ac- tions by type of violation for a recent one-year period—from March 2007 to February 2008. As the figure shows, of all the disciplinary ac- tions brought by DRE during that period, 379, or 59 percent, involved a licensee who was arrested and convicted (mostly by local authorities) of one or more crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/trns/real_estate/real_estate_051209.pdf

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 - In early 2010, DHCS selected Xerox/ACS as the new FI. The DHCS obtained federal approval for the new FI and signed a contract with Xerox/ACS on March 31, 2010, with an effective contract start date of May 1, 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/203

^[PDF] Homeowners and Private Property Protection Act

Specifically, the measure prohibits government from using eminent domain to ac- quire a home for this purpose unless one (or more) of the following conditions apply: Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 2 April 4, 2007 • The property owner does not live in the home, or has lived there for less than a year. • The property will be used for a public work or improvement. • Government is seeking
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070244.pdf

^[PDF] California Property Owners Protection Act (Amendment #1-S)

Because implementation of these policies could require state and local governments to pay com- pensatory damages, governments might choose not to implement or enact these policies and select alternative ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070102.pdf

^[PDF] Evaluation of the Energy and Resources Fund

enhaneement projects in ac-- cordanee with the Keelle-Xl!jedly Califnrnin Wetland~ Pre!->~n-ation Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3810) of Dlvh;ion .j or the Public HeHources Code), or, In accordantoc w!
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/evaluation_of_the_energy_and_resourses_fund_5-84.pdf

^[PDF] Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

As described in our previous post, the ACS surveys a representative sample of more than 2 million households and contains sufficient economic data to allow us to estimate the number of individuals likely eligible for CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4678/CalWORKS-Demographic-Take-Up-Rates-021423.pdf

^[PDF] Homeowners and Private Property Protection Act

Fiscal Impact Under current law and practice, government seldom uses eminent domain to ac- quire single-family homes. Even when it does so, the acquisition is sometimes for a purpose that is exempt under the measure (such as construction of a road, school, or other public improvement).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070472.pdf

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Data Sources for Comparing Populations Data on California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) ‑Eligible and Overall Populations Come From the American Community Survey (ACS). As described in our previous post , the ACS surveys a representative sample of more than 2 million households and contains sufficient economic data to allow us to estimate the number of individuals likely eligible for CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678