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

^[PDF] HMOs and Rural California

In those rural areas where these steps are not enough to attract HMOs, we identify ways com- munities can develop their own health care sys- tems based on the experience of one rural California county. ■ August 8, 2002 2 L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E A N L A O R E P O R T INTRODUCTION How and Why the LAO
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/hmos_rural_ca/8-02_hmos_rural_ca.pdf

^[PDF] CalWORKs Program Overview Hearing

CalWORKs Program Overview Hearing Moving Toward Self-Sufficiency: Allowable Activities LAO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 9, 2005 3 " One-Parent Family: A family is eligible for the one-parent com- ponent of the program if it includes a child who is financially needy due to the death, incapacity, or
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2005/CalWORKs_program_030905.pdf

^[PDF] San Diego County Regional Airport Authority: Assessing Governmental Accountability

Key Questions Regarding Changing the Airport Authority’s Governance Structure (Continued) 10L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E November 17, 2006 Depending on the size of the governing board and its com- position, it may be possible to stagger terms of offi ce in three groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2006/SD_Airport_Authority_111706.pdf

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

^[PDF] The 1989-90 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

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https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1989/pandi_89_part1.pdf

^[PDF] Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project

The administration’s proposal does not address most of the problems with the ongo‑ ing implementation of Davis‑Dolwig by DWR that we have identified, and in our view, com‑ pounds some of the problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/rsrc/Reforming_Davis-Dolwig/Davis-Dolwig_030909.pdf

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] Proposition 7--The Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008

Provides conditions under which CPUC or the Energy Com- mission may waive RPS-related penalties. Proposition 7’s Provisions (Continued) 6L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E September 10, 2008 Directs the Use of RPS Penalty Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2008/Proposition%207_91008.pdf