The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - Tribes currently operate 63 casinos in 27 counties, offering slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games on tribal lands. These casinos are regulated by ind ividual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - To score well on this assessment, the average of the differences across years should be small. It  is also important that these differences be symmetric: a new measure should minimize the extent to which changes are consistently higher or lower than the current CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

^[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

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

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

These compacts lay out what games can be offered by tribal casinos; how gambling will be regulated; and require certain payments, such as to the state and local governments. „ Currently, 66 tribal casinos in 28 counties offer slot machines, lottery games, and card games.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

municipal utilities

Major Provisions The California Constitution currently provides that "municipal corporations" may establish, purchase, and operate public works for power, heat, and other purposes (Article XI, Sect ion 9).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2001/010476_INT.htm

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - A district identified as low performing is to receive targeted support from its county office of education (COE). For a district with persistent performance issues, CDE is currently developing a more intensive level of intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Currently, four tracks as well as 30 fairs and satellite facilities in 17  counties accept wagers on horse racing. The California Horse Racing Board regulates the horse racing industry. Tribal Gaming.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017