Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - We estimate that most cannabis purchased with a doctor ’s recommendation is subject both to sales taxes and excise taxes because the purchaser does not have a state-issued medical ID card, resulting in a higher overall tax rate than other medicines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

Statewide Minimum Wage Increasing in January

Dec 6, 2016 - (Additionally, San Diego ’s minimum wage —not pictured —will be $11.50 per hour.) Many Bay Area Cities ’ Minimum Wages Will Be Higher Than State ’s (Hover over cities for minimum wage information) Mountain View Oakland Richmond San Francisco Palo Alto Sunnyvale Santa Clara Berkeley San Mateo El Cerrito Emeryville Cupertino Los Altos (Updated 12/21/2016 to include Los Altos.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3512

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Many California cities —and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and San Mateo County —set minimum wages that exceed the $16-per-hour statewide minimum. We list some of these policies in Figure  1 below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

Income Mobility in California Across Generations

Jan 4, 2017 - For example, a child who grows up in San Francisco—which has a strong job market—may be more likely to stay in San Francisco as an adult. Growing up in San Francisco, therefore, may benefit the child through her adult labor market opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3518

Common Claims About Proposition 13

Sep 19, 2016 - Census, Government Organization: 1942 to 2012. a Figure 18: Ibid. a Figure 19: Counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Assessor Parcels Data. U.S. Census Building Permits Survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3497

Do Communities Adequately Plan for Housing?

Mar 8, 2017 - This is best illustrated by looking at the San Francisco Bay Area. During the 2014 through 2016 period Bay Area communities (those in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara) permitted roughly the amount of housing projected to be needed via the RHNA process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3605

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - While price-to-rent ratios for the state as a whole appear to be in line with historic norms, ce rtain housing markets in the San Francisco Bay Area appear to be a little overheated . While these markets represent a minority of homes in the state, the Bay Area contributes disproportionately to the state’s economic activity and tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The federal government has also supported various “demonstration projects ” placing participants in subsidized jobs at partner organizations, including in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Program models vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - At one end of the spectrum, average wages in Imperial County, Monterey County, and most of the San Joaquin Valley are about 20  percent lower than the statewide average. At the other end, average wages in the Bay Area are at least 20  percent higher —and in some counties, 50  percent higher —than the statewide average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

How Will Aging Baby Boomers Affect Future Property Tax Revenues?

Jun 20, 2017 - This share is higher in some counties, such as San Luis Obispo (7  percent), El Dorado (6  percent), Sonoma (6  percent), and Santa Babara (5  percent). Figure  7 reports our estimates of these fiscal effects for the 25 counties where these effects are the largest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3693