DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - African American, Latino, low income, and rural households, as well as households without a college education, are disproportionately less likel y to have broadband service at home. For these customers, online DMV services remain less accessible, and, therefore, they are more likely to depend on other service channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Splitting California into three new U.S. states. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2017 - As a result, residents there currently pay much less per person in income and property taxes, while they spend a larger percentage of their incomes to buy physical goods subject to California ’s sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-018

^[PDF] Splitting California into three new U.S. states.

As a result, residents there currently pay much less per person in income and property taxes, while they spend a larger percentage of their incomes to buy physical goods subject to California’s sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170546.pdf

California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/855

California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/855

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - Colleges use this term to convey to students that they can earn a degree without paying textbook costs. Next Step: Pathways at All Virginia Community Colleges. With a combination of state, system, and private funding, the Virginia Community College System has supported three rounds of OER grant funding for colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Impact of REAL  ID Implementation on DMV. California began issuing REAL  ID compliant driver licenses and ID cards in January 2018 and reports having issued nearly 2. 5  m illion through the end of 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - This is largely due to other competing policy priorities —for example ACA implementation and COVID ‑19 response efforts. H.R.  1 will likely continue to strain the department ’s ability to develop a revised methodology in the near  term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149