California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? March 17, 2015
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Consequences of California 's High Housing Costs March 17, 2015
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

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How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - Miller, Keaton and Boyoung Seo (2019). “Tax Revenues When Substances Substitute: Marijuana, Alcohol, and Tobacco. ” Mimeo, University of Oregon. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Translation of Business Assistance Materials to Languages Other Than English Has Merit. Many of the state ’s residents have a greater fluency in a language other than English. Translating state resources into languages other than English would have merit not limited to immigrants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Little or no assistance available to people who do not speak English as a first language, and fluent English speakers struggle to understand EDD notices. Unclear questions on UI application and other notices cause workers “extreme confusion and stress ” and drive avoidable workload at EDD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

The 2018-19 Budget: California Earned Income Tax Credit Education and Outreach

May 8, 2018 - These materials are produced in English and four other languages. FTB also engages in ongoing efforts to educate tax preparers about t he state EITC and, like other organizations, FTB conducts publicity across media channels to raise awareness about the state EITC and free tax preparation services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3826

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The budget provides a total of $ 577  m illion ($ 390  m illion ongoing and $ 187  m illion one time) to districts based on their unduplicated counts of low ‑income students, English learners, and students with disabilities they serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit

Oct 31, 2017 - GO ‑Biz has sought to increase the number of small business applicants by increasing their outreach efforts and translating reference material into languages other than English. Use of Tax Credits Businesses Annually Self ‑Certify Compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3709

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Receipts Vary [Video]

In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO's report "Understanding California's Property Taxes."Watch the Videos on YouTube
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