California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

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The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - Miller, Keaton and Boyoung Seo (2019). “Tax Revenues When Substances Substitute: Marijuana, Alcohol, and Tobacco. ” Mimeo, University of Oregon. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature: Count K-12 discretionary grants at state level to ensure they are covered by the Gann Limit calculations. Update the administration ’s school subvention calculations to reflect February 2017 data released by CDE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base

Feb 8, 2017 - BEA measures wages and salaries before deductions (such as payroll taxes and employees ’ 401[k] contributions). Wages and salaries include commissions, tips, bonuses, and gains from exercising stock options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3548

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - At the same time, research on other types of public spending —such as K ‑12 education and workforce development —suggests comparable or better earnings benefits for workers (Heinrich et al. [2013], Jackson [2015], and Hollenbeck [2017]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - Some of these payments have been part of the adopted budget plan for the year, whereas others have resulted from midyear actions to reclassify K-14 funding that exceeds the minimum requirement. Supplementing UC Retirement Liability Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727