The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Proposal for a New Office of Digital Innovation

Mar 22, 2019 - It is our understanding that departments might be required by ODI to (1)  assess their business processes and service delivery models and submit the assessments to ODI and (2)  send their executives, managers, and supervisors to mandatory training through ODI ’s Innovation Academy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3981

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Innovation Fund of $10 Million for ODI Projects in 2019-20. Of the $26.2 million total funds provided for ODI in 2019-20, the Legislature approved $10 million (General Fund) for an “innovation fund ” ODI can use for projects with state agencies and departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

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 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

Creates New Fund „ Requires deposit of sports betting payments into a new California Online Sports Betting Trust Fund (COSBTF). COSBTF revenues must first be used for state regulatory costs. The rest would be used for two major purposes: — 85 percent to address homelessness and for gambling addiction programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

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

Requires tribes that choose to offer sports betting at tribal casinos first change their compacts with the state to allow it. Each tribe’s compact would lay out the requirements it must follow—such as the minimum age to place a bet, any required payments to the state and local governments, and whether tribal payments would go into the new CSWF.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Cal Facts

Cal Facts 300 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Est. aUses Case-Shiller data for the California metropolitan areas it covers and Federal Housing Finance Agency data for the rest of the state. First quarter of 2000 = 100. statE–loCal finanCEs 9 California's Tax Burden Is Somewhat Above Average Combined State-Local Taxes Per $100 of Personal Income, 2007-08  In 2007-08,
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/calfacts/calfacts_010511.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - First, the budget problem is now larger than anticipated, despite improvements in revenue, and the structural deficits are significant and growing. Second, while our revenue estimates hedge against a market downturn, they do not reflect the revenue declines the state would experience in a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - However, the deduction for free bets and promotional credits would be limited to the initial five years after a tribe begins its sports wagering operatio n. In the first year of operation, this deduction would be limited to 15  percent of all sports wagers made after deducting all player winnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

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

Mar 9, 2026 - Once the stock market drops, revenue growth   first slows, then stalls, then turns negative. The dot-com example below illustrates this pattern. In practice, this means the state could see continued but weakened revenue growth for some time after a correction before the outlook turns clearly negative.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - Once the stock market drops, revenue growth   first slows, then stalls, then turns negative. The dot-com example below illustrates this pattern. In practice, this means the state could see continued but weakened revenue growth for some time after a correction before the outlook turns clearly negative.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852