Do Communities Adequately Plan for Housing?

Mar 8, 2017 - Because of this, projections of future housing needs developed through the RHNA process are imperfect at best. Beyond the inherent difficulty of forecasting, other factors can drive a wedge between RHNA projections and actual demand for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3605

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Natcast Chose Site in Sunnyvale. In July 2024, Natcast and the Department of Commerce officially launched a site selection process for three flagship R &D facilities. Through this process, they discussed prospective sites with economic development organizations, such as the GO-Biz in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Throughout the state, ports and other facilities operate training sites. To better understand the need for state funding, the Legislature will want to request the administration provide additional information on how these sites have been funded and built in the past, as well as why the proposed campus needs state funding, while other training sites have not required state fundi ng.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Overall, we think that option C, which uses a national estimate instead of metropolitan area estimates for the household fuels and other utilities category, is best able to replicate the current CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides a net increase of $23  million one-time General Fund for the construction phase of the Relocation of Red Mountain Communications Site project. The increase in construction costs stems mainly from site conditions, which were found to be more complex than initially estimated and require the use of specialized vehicles, structures, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program

Mar 27, 2017 - Our data on home prices and home sales comes from the real estate site Zillow. For residential and commercial permits, we used data from the Construction Industry Research Board. Results. The results of our regression are shown in Figure  A ‑1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3632

The 2018-19 Budget: California Earned Income Tax Credit Education and Outreach

May 8, 2018 - In 2018, there were more than 850 VITA sites in California. Partner organizations —like nonprofits —provide facilities for VITA volunteers to do tax preparation. As of April 16, 2018, about 279,000 federal income tax returns and 273,000 state income tax returns had been filed at VITA sites in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3826

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - We rate the basic and tiered ad valorem taxes as best for administration and compliance. Basic Ad Valorem Best for Administration and Compliance. The basic ad valorem tax is easier for CDTFA to administer than weight ‑based taxes and potency ‑based taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers

Dec 11, 2018 - Put another way, different calculations could produce vastly different point estimates, even if all such calculations are based on reasonable assumptions and the best available evidence. Concerns About Certain Assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3907

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - Which Potential Policies Best Align With the Legislature ’s Relief Priorities? Once the Legislature has established which groups it wants to prioritize, it will want to select policies that align with its intended objectives for providing relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597