Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2017 - Legislation Prohibits Sale of Shelled Eggs That Do Not Meet Production Standards. Effective January 1, 2015, state law prohibits the sale in California of shelled eggs for human consumption produced on farms —including out-of-state farms —that do not comply with California ’s animal care standards for egg-laying hens.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-042

Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. [Ballot]

Oct 18, 2017 - Legislation Prohibits Sale of Shelled Eggs That Do Not Meet Production Standards. Effective January 1, 2015, state law prohibits the sale in California of shelled eggs for human consumption produced on farms —including out-of-state farms —that do not comply with California ’s animal care standards for egg-laying hens.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-026

^[PDF] Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals.

Legislation Prohibits Sale of Shelled Eggs That Do Not Meet Production Standards. Effective January 1, 2015, state law prohibits the sale in California of shelled eggs for human consumption produced on farms—including out-of-state farms—that do not comply with California’s animal care standards for egg-laying hens.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170562.pdf

^[PDF] Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. (Amendment No. 1)

Legislation Prohibits Sale of Shelled Eggs That Do Not Meet Production Standards. Effective January 1, 2015, state law prohibits the sale in California of shelled eggs for human consumption produced on farms—including out-of-state farms—that do not comply with California’s animal care standards for egg-laying hens.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170633.pdf

California New Business Creation: April 2021 [EconTax Blog]

May 7, 2021 - Census  data for the four-week average of new business creation since 2016, considering only those businesses that report having planned wages as opposed to shell corporations or holding companies. The standard pattern within a year is for a surge of new business formation at the beginning, then gradual declines as the year goes on.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/649

New Business Creation by Sector [EconTax Blog]

May 27, 2021 - Census  data for the three-month average of nationwide new business creation since 2019, considering only those businesses that report having planned wages as opposed to shell corporations or holding companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/658

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

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: State Lands Commission (3560)

In addition to the known hazards relating to abandoned mines, the commission has indicated that a significant amount of school lands may have “unexploded ordinance” (explosive weapons such as bombs and artillery shells that did not explode when used during past military training and still pose a risk of detonation).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/resources/res_09_3560_anl07.aspx

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