The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The Legislature could formally require the Secretary of State to report its f indings and recommend possible improvements to SB  450 following the state ’s experience with the new voting model. How Should The State Use the Remaining 2009 Settlement Funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - About 900,000 Californians (consisting of pregnant women, new mothers, and young children) receive a total of more than $700  million in federally funded nutrition benefits through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - Women ’s Business Centers provide similar business development services as SBDCs, but specifically focus on assisting female entrepreneurs, to address economic justice issues related to gender. There are several dozen SBDCs and 13 Women ’s Business Centers in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - Consequently, monthly ownership costs for these homeowners were around $1,000 less than the typical homeowner ($1,650 vs. $670). Because most inherited homes have been owned for decades, children typically are receiving a property with lower ownership costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Subsidized employment programs appear more likely to result in long-term benefits when: (1)  employers have a business model that makes it realistic for them to hire participants full time after the program ends and (2)  the target population is women or long-term unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study estimates the lifetime prevalence of PTSD of Vietnam –era veterans to be 31  percent for men and 27  percent for women. These estimated rates of PTSD among veterans are substantially higher than the estimate of the lifetime prevalence of PTSD among the total national population, which is roughly 7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - This change to OES ’ budget was made starting in 2016 ‑17, and OES was given a base level of federal funds authority for victim funding of about $ 260  m illion, including about $ 232  m illion to accept VOCA funds and the remaining authority to accept funds from other smaller federal grant programs such as those related to the Violence Against Women Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - In addition, this legislation funded expansions to various state nutrition programs, including those that serve children, seniors, women with infants and children, and other groups. Other Funding In some cases, a portion of COVID-19 costs that are incurred by the state will eventually be reimbursed by private sources, for example, private health insurers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - About 125  women athletes were housed at a hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. Two days after the Games concluded, organizers announced that enough revenues were generated to pay off the bonds. 1960 Squaw Valley Games.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - The department indicates that this funding would be used for contracting services dedicated to conduct a statewide procurement and contracting disparity study and an analysis of total dollars of state ‑funded contracts received by women and minority ‑owned businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724