How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A STATE TRAVEL CENTER

Some com- panies, however, will accept the Department of General Services' blue "charge card," provide the service to the traveler, and bill the state. EXISTING DEPARTMENT TRAVEL CENTERS At least two departments have set up centralized travel information and ticketing centers for their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1983/09_the_feasibility_of_establishing_a_state_travel_center.pdf

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed initiative related to oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies (A.G. File N o. 25-0033).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

^[PDF] California Redistricting Commission Amendment, Amendment No. 2-S

Diane Calkins Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Lockyer: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed initiative constitutional amendment cited as the “California Redistricting Commission Amend- ment” (File No.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/991002_INT.pdf

^[PDF] State Constitutional Officers

Tricia Knight Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Lockyer: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9905, we have reviewed the proposed initiative cited as “State Constitutional Officers” (File No.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2001/010016_INT.pdf

^[PDF] Voters FIRST Act for Congress 2021

Krystal Paris Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Brown: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitutional amendment related to establishment of congressional districts (A.G.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100102.pdf

^[PDF] The Citizens Fair Districts Act (version 2)

Patricia Galvan Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Brown: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitu- tional measure related to redistricting (A.G. File No. 07-0007).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070245.pdf

^[PDF] The Citizens Fair Districts Act (version 1)

Patricia Galvan Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Brown: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitu- tional measure related to redistricting (A.G. File No. 07-0005).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070250.pdf