The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - This share is higher in some counties, such as Mendocino (9  percent), San Luis Obispo (7  percent), El Dorado (6  percent), Sonoma (6  percent), and Santa Barbara (5  percent). Figure  3 reports our estimates of these fiscal effects by county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - By most measures, the recession of the early 1990s was more severe than the dot ‑com bust in the early 2000s. For example, unemployment in California reached 9. 7  p ercent in mid ‑ to late ‑1992, but peaked at 6. 9  p ercent after the dot ‑com bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

^[PDF] Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Until 2014, the BSA was governed by Proposition 58. Passed by voters in 2004, Proposition 58 required the state to make an annual transfer into the BSA. These required deposits were to gradually increase from 1 percent of General Fund revenues in 2006-07 to 3 percent in 2008-09 and every year thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2018/3769/prepare-for-recession-030718.pdf

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The current discrepancy over the size of the state ’s budget deficit —$18  billion under the Legislative Analyst ’s Office estimate versus $3  billion in the Governor ’s budget —fits squarely within that pattern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] 2006-07_Budget Overview: Resources and Environmental Protection

Resources Agency: 12-Year Funding Mix and Expenditure Trends (Dollars in Millions) General Fund Special Funds Bond Funds Federal Funds Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Total Funds 1995-96 $812 49% $745 45% $36 2% $65 4% $1,658 1996-97 771 45 782 46 94 5 63 4 1,710 1997-98 717 42 839 49 91 5 75 4 1,722 1998-99 1,105 53 840 40 56 3 76 4 2,077 1999-00
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2006/2006_07_overview_resources.pdf

^[PDF] THE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF CALIFORNIA'S AIRCRAFT GROUND TIME EXEMPTION

For 1975-76 and each subsequent year, the reimbursement is the prior-year reimbursement increased by 6 percent. Tables 1 and 2 provide a breakdown distributed by county and by airline, respectively, of the 1972-73 base-year revenue losses com- puted by the Board of Equalization.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1979/02_fiscal_impacts_of_californias_aircraft_ground_time_exemption.pdf

^[PDF] 2006-07 Overview: Resources and Environmental Protection

Cal-EPA: 12-Year Funding Mix and Expenditure Trends (Dollars in Millions) General Fund Special Funds Bond Funds Federal Funds Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Total Funds 1995-96 $84 11% $454 58% $34 4% $213 27% $785 1996-97 90 12 447 62 26 4 156 22 719 1997-98 105 13 528 64 34 4 154 19 821 1998-99 175 20 452 52 42 5 196 23 865 1999-00 166 19 549 61 36
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2006/2006_07_overview_resources_03_22_06.pdf

^[PDF] The Citizens Fair Districts Act (version 3)

Brown Jr. 3 April 6, 2007 Summary. This measure would have the following fiscal impact: • Potentially increased redistricting costs every ten years—probably of less than $1 million. Any such costs would be accommodated within the Legisla- ture’s existing budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070253.pdf