The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposal to extend the California Competes Tax Credit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - In particular, the share of awards going to advanced manufacturing firms has greatly increased while the share going to professional services (for example, accounting, legal, and local business services) has significantly decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools. In some years, the state could face add itional cost pressures to provide money to schools to offset their revenue losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - Background App-Based Rideshare and Delivery App-Based Rideshare and Delivery. Some companies now allow customers, using a smartphone application ( “app ”), to hire someone to provide a service. The most common work done this way is personal transportation ( “ridesharing ”) and food delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Proposition 22 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Proposition 22 [Ballot] EXEMPTS APP-BASED TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY COMPANIES FROM PROVIDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN DRIVERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.   Yes/No Statement A YES vote on this measure means: App-based rideshare and delivery companies could hire drivers as independent contractors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=22&year=2020

^[PDF] App-based rideshare and delivery drivers.

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed statutory initiative (A.G. File No. 19-0026, Amendment #1) related to app-based rideshare and delivery drivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190638.pdf

^[PDF] Items 0820‑001‑0460 and 0820‑101‑0001 Firearms Enforcement Activities

Items 0820‑001‑0460 and 0820‑101‑0001 Firearms Enforcement Activities MAY 2019 Items 0820‑001‑0460 and 0820‑101‑0001 Firearms Enforcement Activities Funding Adjustments for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) Investigation Teams „ The Governor’s plan proposes a total $17.5 million ongoing General Fund augmentation to fully shift support of APPS investigation teams to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2019/Firearms-Enforcement-Activities-053019.pdf

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - In their October 2019 r eport to us, GO ‑Biz describes how they implemented the new requirement. GO ‑Biz treats this requirement as a mandatory threshold. GO ‑Biz rejects applications that cannot explain or show how the credit will create a net increase in California employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR Also Continuing to Operate Excess APP and ICF Bed Capacity. As shown in Figure   4 , CDCR is also operating excess capacity in other types of inpatient beds, including 205 APPs, 327  ICFs at both men ’s prisons and state hospitals, 32  APP/ICF beds at women ’s prisons, and 13 APP/ICF beds for the condemned population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

^[PDF] Ballot Analysis

Ballot Analysis EXEMPTS APP-BASED TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY COMPANIES FROM PROVIDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN DRIVERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. ANALYSIS OF MEASURE Background App-Based Rides and Delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2020/Prop22-110320.pdf