California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - To address this possibility, we estimate the age distribution again, this ti me only for workers who have lived in the U.S. for at least one decade. Figure  2 displays the results. These estimates are very similar to the numbers in Figure  1, indicating that recent immigration does not explain those age patterns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - Regional centers report that, as a result, they hire fewer service coordinators and those service coordinators carry average caseload ratios of rough ly 1:78 consumers —above statutory limits, which range from 1:25 to 1:66 based on several categories of consumer need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The largest share of this funding —$ 78  m illion across various departments from a combination of General Fund and special funds —is for improvements to the public safety radio system and to purchase additional radios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal

Mar 2, 2017 - In 1977 ‑78, the state had a reserve equal to over $11  billion in today ’s dollars, or nearly 20  percent greater than total reserves proposed by the Governor in the 2017 ‑18 budget. Unlike California ’s recent budgeting experience —in which the state ’s elected leaders and voters have prioritized reserves, including the 2014 passage of Proposition   2 —many at that time viewed the surpluses negatively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3596

Common Claims About Proposition 13

Sep 19, 2016 - Adjusted for inflation, cities and counties received roughly $790 per person in 1977 –78 , but only about $640 per person in 2014 –15 . Overall, California Local Revenue Increased  .  .  . In addition to property, hotel, sales, and utility taxes, local governments receive revenue from various fees and assessments levied for particular activities and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3497

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Many of these disqualified workers may have been eligible for UI: of workers who appealed (about 200,000), the appeals board overturned EDD’s action 78 percent of the time. Had getting payments to eligible workers been a top priority, the state could have taken a different approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program

Oct 8, 2018 - In the first year of operation, 1977 ‑78, nearly 13, 000 p eople applied for PTP. A year later, when voters passed Proposition   13 o f 1978, which limited taxes on property to 1  p ercent of its taxable value, participation declined sharply and about 8, 500 p eople applied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3885