A Primer on the Vehicle License Fee [Publication Details]

Jun 17, 1998 - A Primer on the Vehicle License Fee [Publication Details] Description: The VLF is a fee on the ownership of a registered vehicle that provides nearly $4 billion in annual revenues. This report is intended to answer a number of questions related to the VLF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - Historically, a city council or board of supervisors was responsible for establishing their own new council and supervisor districts, respectively. After the creation of the CRC, some charter cities established independent commissions with the authority to adopt a redistricting plan independent of their city council.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - Ideally, to evaluate these programs ’ effects we would compare the outcomes of eligible cities and counties to similar cities and counties that were not eligible. All cities and counties, however, were potentially eligible for these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - HCD transferred the remaining $15 million to DGS through an architectural revolving fund in September 2021 for the investigation and remediation of environmental conditions on excess sites. Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 Budget Proposal Augments Funding for State Excess Sites Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget package creates new incentives for cities and counties to adopt pro-housing policies. Cities and counties that adopt these policies would receive additional points in the scoring of their applications for certain state grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

Local Government Property Tax Transfers [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1993 - Local Government Property Tax Transfers [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/151

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - (Properties built without permits may not be contained within the county rolls, however, city and county governments likely would not have these addresses either.) Rather than distributing the funds across all cities and counties, encouraging LUCA participation by county assessors (on behalf o f the county and its cities) could increase the funding available to each county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2012 - In addressing claims of insufficient ERAF in future years, the Legislature will be faced with the difficult decisions of how much compensation cities and counties should receive and how the compensation should be provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2676

The 2014-15 Budget: Changes to a Local Infrastructure Financing Tool [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2014 - Over the last couple decades, cities and counties rarely have used infrastructure financing districts. Instead, they have opted to use alternative methods to fund infrastructure, including using redevelopment agency funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2970

Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers [Publication Details]

Aug 7, 2012 - These filings—occurring just months after the City of Vallejo completed its three year Chapter 9 process—have raised questions about the use of Chapter 9 in California. In this report, we answer some of the common questions about the Chapter 9 process for California local governments such as: which local governments are allowed to file for bankruptcy protections and under what
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2648