^[PDF] Proposition 26: Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

For example, state law bans sports betting, roulette, and games with dice (such as craps). „ However, it allows some gambling, including: — State Lottery. About 23,000 stores in all 58 counties sell state lottery games.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Proposition 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

L E G I S L AT I V E A N A LY S T ’ S O F F I C E 2 Background Sports Betting „ State law currently bans sports betting in California. However, state law allows some gambling, such as tribal gambling, the state lottery, cardrooms, and horse racing betting.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For example, state law currently bans sports wagering in California. However, state law allows certain gaming activities in the state. These include tribal gambling in casinos, the state lottery, cardrooms that operate certain card games, and horse racing wagering.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Focus Here on Major Downturns Because Short-Lived Corrections Usually Have Little Impact on Revenues. Smaller, short-lived corrections occur frequently, among them the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2011 U.S. debt celing standoff, the 2015 Chinese growth slowdown, the early pandemic drop in 2020, and the 2025 tariff selloff.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Focus Here on Major Downturns Because Short-Lived Corrections Usually Have Little Impact on Revenues. Smaller, short-lived corrections occur frequently, among them the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2011 U.S. debt celing standoff, the 2015 Chinese growth slowdown, the early pandemic drop in 2020, and the 2025 tariff selloff.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in its outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

^[PDF] Proposition 31: Referendum on 2020 Law That Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products

For example, about one-third of Californians live in areas with local bans on certain sales of flavored tobacco products. State Tobacco Tax Revenues „ State Tobacco Tax Revenues Fund a Variety of Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/health/2022/Proposition-31-080222.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Flavor Ban. In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non ‑tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit ‑flavored e ‑cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Recent changes were made to the publication of statistics required to calculate the California Necessities Index, which is used to adjust certain benefit rates and cost-of-living adjustments. In this brief, we provide details on the changes and evaluate alternatives for the index that require only currently available data and conform to the original intent of the index.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

Updating the California Necessities Index [Publication Details]

Aug 14, 2025 - Recent changes were made to the publication of statistics required to calculate the California Necessities Index, which is used to adjust certain benefit rates and cost-of-living adjustments. In this brief, we provide details on the changes and evaluate alternatives for the index that require only currently available data and conform to the original intent of the index.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5065