Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Proposition  1 provides $200  million that would be available to cities, counties, and certain other entities for pilot projects aimed at developing housing at reduced costs. Veterans Housing Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2026

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - (This ban does not apply to city office elections in certain charter cities. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Oakland, and Berkeley are current examples of charter cities that provide public funds to certain campaigns.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2026

Proposition 42 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Ownership of Financial Assets Is Not Taxed. The ownership of many types of personal property is not taxed. One major example is financial assets like stocks and investment accounts. Although the state does tax income people make from their financial assets, there is no tax for simply owning those assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=42&year=2026

Proposition 43 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - These include cities, counties, special districts, and school districts. Vote Thresholds for Local Taxes. The State Constitution allows local governments to increase taxes with local voter approval. Tax increases can be put on a ballot by voters or a local governing board (such as a city council or board of supervisors).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=43&year=2026

Understanding California Corporate Taxation: Net Operating Loss Deductions [EconTax Blog]

Aug 11, 2026 - Tax rules limit the use of NOLs following significant ownership changes, however, so losses cannot simply be transferred without restriction to any profitable purchaser. Carryforward treatment is therefore better understood as deferred recognition of losses contingent on future taxable income than as an upfr ont incentive for new business formation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/865

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Jul 28, 2026 - . — Adds $9.8 million one time to raise the Cal Grant Transfer Entitlement age cap from 28 to 30 for five years. — Adds $10 million one-time state General Fund for GSTG awards in high-need fields of study to be provided in 2027-28. — Approves reducing 2026-27 MCS award coverage to 17.5 percent of students' remaining need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1105

The 2011 Realignment of Adult Felony Populations: Results and Key Takeaways

Jun 30, 2026 - Under prior law, these VLF revenues were allocated to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) ($300  million) for administrative purposes and to cities and Orange County ($153  million) for general purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5191

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under the May Revision [EdBudget]

May 29, 2026 - Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under the May Revision [EdBudget]   a Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee.  b As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1098

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, all three segments participate in the Transfer Alignment Project to coordinate lower-division curriculum and streamline transfer pathways. Even the segment-specific work b eing done to improve learning outcomes is likely to have broader and more integrated results than Learning Lab ’s projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Of this new revenue each year, (1) $40  million would be transferred to the state General Fund; (2)  of the remaining amount, hundreds of millions of dollars would pay for county and state elections administration costs; and (3)  all of the remaining billions of dollars would be used to supplement compensation earned by specified state and local government employees for their work related to the citizen initiative process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001