Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics [Video]

Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics [Video] Search LAO Videos Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics November 10, 2016 In this short video Chief Deputy Legislative Analyst Jason Sisney and Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Carolyn Chu highlight the LAO report  Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=105

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - To the extent that tax avoidance could be a large part of the story, the size of the revenue loss highlights the importance of efforts to enforce tobacco tax laws. CDTFA ’s Enforcement Activities Spending on CDTFA ’s Tobacco Programs Has Declined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - Figure  9 highlights some of the major earthquakes that have affected the state in the past 50 years. For example, in 1989, the Bay Area was affected by the Loma Prieta earthquake, which resulted in 63 deaths and over 3,700 injuries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918

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

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - While there are many similarities between MCRSA ’s statutory framework and Proposition  64 ’s, we highlight some key differences between MCRSA and Proposition  64 based upon our initial discussions with state departments and stakeholders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - In this post, we describe the challenges Californians may face in accessing nutrition assistance as a result of COVID-19, summarize the nutrition-related provisions of federal and state relief actions, and highlight any further steps the state may need to take to access the new funding and program flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Below, we highlight some of the most significant crosscutting state ‑level efforts and funding. Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - This post provides a high-level overview of the state ’s major labor and employment programs and highlights the key labor issues in the budget package, including provisions related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - We also highlight a couple of examples where Governors have used these authorities in ways that were potentially inconsistent with legislative priorities and/or with very little legislative input and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - We conclude by highlighting some key issues for the Legislature to consider relating to its upcoming budget and oversight decisions. Background Below, we provide information on college students, institutions, and funding in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225