Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - In every odd-numbered year, the measure would require the State Auditor to audit the state ’s and each county ’s compliance with the measure and to report its findings and recommendations for “improving the integrity of elections to the public. ” Requires Legislative Action for Full Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - As such, these goals of keeping children safe and keeping children with their parent(s)/caregiver(s) sometimes may seem at odds with one another. Getting it wrong —either removing a child who could remain safely at home with the right supports, or leaving a child in a harmful or dangerous situation —can have dire consequences and result in trauma to children and families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Specifically, we recommend that the compensations study for (1)  Units 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 19 be submitted on February 1, 2025 and every odd-numbered year thereafter and (2)  Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 be submitted on February 1, 2026 and every even-numbered year thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - The Fed ’s continued efforts to lower inflation by raising the Fed funds rate has the effect of cooling the economy, which inherently raises the odds of a recession. As a potential precipitating factor to recession, tighter monetary policy can also reveal financial system vulnerabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - These conclusions seem somewhat at odds with the significant share of credits recaptured from businesses due to their failure to meet investment targets. One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - (Our Fiscal Outlook revenues are our best estimate of the revenue assumption that has even odds of being too high or too low.) We then look at where in this range of potential revenue outcomes the Governor ’s proposed level of spending falls.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - COLA for AP Agencies Would Result in Additional Slots, Running at Odds With Proposal to Delay Scheduled Slot Increases. The Governor ’s proposal to increase the AP program based on COLA and effectively provide additional AP slots is consistent with the state ’s longstanding budgeting practice for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - UC Budget Solutions Have Odd Timing Issues. Typically, capital projects move through standard phases, beginning with preliminary plans and working drawings, followed by construction. State funding, in turn, is linked with these phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Though the new adult education delivery system based on regional consortia has benefits, we believe the way the state funds adult education is fundamentally flawed and at odds with the state ’s program goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - This emphasis is often at odds with making sure eligible workers get benefits quickly and easily. Indeed, this emphasis hindered the state ’s response to the pandemic. According to the administration ’s own review of EDD practices, “In interviews and observations, stories and anecdotes about fraud and/or suspected fraud were often used to explain why EDD could not act quickly to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615