The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The amount set aside for collective bargaining as part of the of the 2023 ‑24 budget agreement ($1.3  billion) exceeds the estimated costs by $888  million. 2023 ‑24 Budget Extended Temporary Reimbursement Flexibility for Two Additional Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Instead, much of the bounce appears to be tied to special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock  compensation. Booming Stock Market Driving Income Growth. The recent run ‑up in the stock market, which appears tied to optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, is a primary driver of the rapid growth in pay to high ‑income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Program

As the figure indicates, grants for individuals will increase by $32 to a total of $888 per month, and grants for couples will increase by $56 to a total of $1,558 per month. As a point of reference, we note that the federal poverty guideline for 2007 is $851 per month for an individual and $1,141 per month for a couple.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/health_ss/hss_12_anl07.aspx

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - 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. This multi-month slump could be a worrisome sign for California ’s short-term economic trajectory.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - 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. This multi-month slump could be a worrisome sign for California ’s short-term economic trajectory.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853

^[PDF] Authorizing Online Poker in California

For example, some sites offer bonuses to players that they can collect only after playing a predetermined amount of time. This could make it more diffi cult for new California online websites to capture a share of the market in the near term.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2014/Authorizing-Online-Poker-in-California-042314.pdf

^[PDF] For example, the Los Angeles court offered an

For example, the Los Angeles court offered an up to $50,000 signing bonus for a new full-time court reporter employee (with a specified amount payable after every six months) that remained employed for two years in Hon.
https://lao.ca.gov/letters/2024/Letter-Umberg-Court-Reporters-030524.pdf

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - Fiscal Effects Measure Would Bring in Between $5  Billion and $15  Billion Each Year. The amount of money brought in by this measure is hard to predict and will go up and down with the economy. This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - These wealth tax revenues probably would add up to tens of billions of dollars spread over severa l years. Likely ongoing decrease in state income tax revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars or more per year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

(Income and sales data adjusted for inflation.) -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Total Pay to Workers -30 -20 -10 10 20 30% Business Owner Income -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Payroll Jobs -90 -60 -30 30 60 90% Unemployed Workers -21 -14 -7 7 14 21% Taxable Sales Figure 1 Most Economic Metrics Running Below Average L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4939/2025-26-Fiscal-Outlook-112024.pdf