Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Under the current MOU, Unit 8 members with at least 17 years of service receive a pay differential that increases as the employee works more years for the state. The pay differential increases for each year of service up to 25 years of service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis [Publication Details]

Aug 26, 2022 - Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4621

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) [Publication Details]

Sep 7, 2021 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4451

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) September 7, 2021 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) On August 16, 2021, the Department of Finance (DOF) submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) a labor agreement between the administration and Bargaining Unit 8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Moreover, continuing to charge the A B  8 fees would not represent a new cost to or increase in taxes for vehicle owners, but rather maintain existing, relatively modest levels ($8 in annual registration fees and $8 in annual smog abatement fees for cars six years old or less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Seasonally adjusted new car registrations dropped 8 percent from September 2025 to December 2025. After growing just 0.3 percent from December to January, registrations are still 5 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Seasonally adjusted new car registrations dropped 8 percent from September 2025 to December 2025. After growing just 0.3 percent from December to January, registrations are still 5 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - Units 5 (Highway Patrol) and 8 have been the main exception to this trend with agreements that typically have terms longer than three years. The proposed Unit 8 agreement would be in effect for four and one-half years—from January 1, 2017 through July 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

^[PDF] Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves

Many of these newer owners would receive Proposition 8 reduced assessments as the real estate crisis unfolded. The Number of Proposition 8 Properties Increased Dramatically During the Crisis. Figure 5 shows the number of properties with reduced assessments under Proposition 8.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/property-tax/property-tax-050514.pdf

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - However, the Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) agreement that the Legislature ratified under Chapter  25 includes a provision similar to the provision in the proposed Unit 8 agreement, opening the door to discussing the benefit at the bargaining table.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066