The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - As part of the 2007 ‑08 budget package, Chapter  179 of 2007 (SB 86, Budget Committee) responded to the court ’s injunction, changing the state ’s escheat and notification procedures. Under these revised requirements, both the holder and the SCO notify owners prior to escheat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - In 2007, the Secretary of State sued a vendor for selling to counties voting systems with modifications not yet authorized by the Secretary of State. In 2009, the state and a vendor reached a settlement agreement whereby the vendor provided the state $3.25  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - In 2007, then Secretary of State Debra Bowen established new rules relating to the testing and requirements of electronic voting equipment. Through these state actions, several counties were forced to abandon their recently purchased electronic voting systems and, instead, rely on paper ‑based, optical scan technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

The 2017-18 Budget: California State Payroll System

Feb 28, 2017 - During 2006 and 2007, SCO asserted that multiple problems had emerged with the work of BearingPoint. The vendor asserted that issues with the software package and with SCO caused delays. In October 2007, following multiple schedule delays, SCO issued a breach ‑of ‑contract notice to BearingPoint.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3590

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The department also indicates that courts have com plained about the quality of the work carried out by some clinicians. Reduces Quality of Care. This workload takes away time clinicians could otherwise spend treating their patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - P. (2007). Out of control: What can we learn from the end of Massachusetts rent control? Journal of Urban Economics , 61 (1), 129 –151 . Sinai, T., & Waldfogel, J. (2005). Do low –income housing subsidies increase the occupied housing stock?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345