^[PDF] Update: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Population data source: California Department of Finance, 2010-2060 Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity, Detailed Age, & Sex at Birth. Racial/Ethnic Disproportionalities of Entries Into Foster Care Over Time Proportion of Foster Care Entries Divided by Proportion of Child Population 0.5 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Black Chief Dep.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2024/Child-Welfare-Disparities-040324.pdf

2005 Initiative Analysis: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drugs for All Californians Act (version 3)

Discount Card Program. Under the new pharmacy assistance program, which would be administered by the PERS board, any individual would be able to apply for and subsequently obtain a card which, when p resented at a pharmacy, would qualify him or her for discounts on drug purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050128.htm

^[PDF] Initial Analysis and Key Questions: Racial Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Youth in Care: Reason for Removal Data for July 1 of each year. Data reflects child welfare placements; probation placements not included. Neglect
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2022/CWS-Analysis-Questions-030922.pdf

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Fir st, the measure amends state law to establish a framework to authorize federally recognized tribes with Indian lands in California to offer online sports wagering to individuals ph ysically in California but not on Indian lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

^[PDF] Update on Analysis and Key Questions: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Reason for Foster Placement Proportion of Youth in Foster Care Neglect
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2023/Disproportionalities-in-CWS-032223.pdf

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - Voter Identification Cards. The one-time and ongoing costs to the state for providing free voter identification cards to voters would depend on future decisions by the Legislature. These include (1)  which state entity would have the responsibility of issuing the cards (for example, DMV, Secretary of State, or a newly created office), (2)  the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Most theft of EBT benefits is believed to be accomplished through creating “clones ” of EBT cards. EBT card cloning is possible, in part, because EBT cards have historically lacked many security features common to debit and credit cards, such as security chips.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - In particular, the fact that the BLS has discontinued publishing statistics for the household fuels and other utilities category for metropoli tan areas shows that they have found it difficult to collect a sufficient sample of prices in this category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

Using Card Spending Data to Track Taxable Sales [EconTax Blog]

Jul 31, 2020 - This post uses two sources of credit card and debit card data: Opportunity Insights. A team of academic researchers known as Opportunity Insights has posted high-frequency data on credit card and debit card spending provided by Affinity Solutions, Inc.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/508