The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - DMV has reported several disruptions with their commercial drive test locations, which has led to canceling or rescheduling appointments. Of the 23 DMV locations that administer commercial drive tests, four are dedicated commercial drive test centers, which are located in Fontana, Fresno, Gardena, and West Sacramento.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

California’s High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2015 - While many factors have a role in driving California's high housing costs, the most important is the significant shortage of housing in the state's highly coveted coastal communities. We advise the Legislature to address this housing shortfall by changing policies to facilitate significantly more private home and apartment building in California's coastal urban communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3214

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

[Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing costs, the most important being the significant shortage of housing in the state 's highly coveted coastal communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=20&videoId=138

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=20&videoId=139

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing costs, the
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/player?PlaylistId=20

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The people who likely would lose the most are those who use state highways extensively but purchase relatively little fuel —because they drive electric vehicles (or fuel ‑efficient vehicles more  generally).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - If so, this could make noncompliance more lucrative for businesses, leading to lower compliance, which in turn could drive up the citation rate and seizure rate per inspection. AB  3218 BCP Governor Proposes $3.5  Million in 2025-26 for CDTFA to Implement New Laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - Depending on the magnitude of how much it was to lower fuel taxes, such a price reduction could potentially result in more driving and higher fuel consumption, which in turn could lead to relative increases in GHG emi ssions and other forms of  pollution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

How Will Aging Baby Boomers Affect Future Property Tax Revenues?

Jun 20, 2017 - Turnover Key to Property Tax Growth Under Proposition  13, Property Turnover Drives Property Tax Growth. Proposition  13 was a landmark decision by California ’s voters in 1978 to limit property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3693

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2018 - Personal Income Tax (PIT) Healthy Growth in Wages and Salaries Drive PIT Growth. Our PIT outlook reflects anticipated tightening in labor markets, which puts upward pressure on wages. Accordingly, we estimate that taxable wages and salaries will increase by 7.5 percent in 2018 and 6.6 percent in 2019 before fading to 3.5 percent growth in 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3830