The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $20  million General Fund, one time, to administer grants to small businesses victimized by smash ‑and ‑grab robberies or that have suffered damage caused during retail theft incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - California’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Take‑Up Rate in Context State ’s Take ‑Up Rate Above Average When Compared to U.S. On average across all states, about 30  percent of unemployed workers receive UI benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Chapter  231 Requires Start-Up Loan for CDTFA. Chapter  231 directed the Director of the Department of Finance to transfer $2.4  million from the General Fund to CDTFA as a loan to implement this new tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Natcast plans to ramp up the facility ’s design and prototyping work over time, once it renovates the facility to enable those types of activities. Governor ’s Proposal $25  Million for Semiconductor Design Facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - If so, this could make noncompliance more lucrative for businesses, leading to lower compliance, which in turn could drive up the citation rate and seizure rate per inspection. AB  3218 BCP Governor Proposes $3.5  Million in 2025-26 for CDTFA to Implement New Laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Although below ‑the ‑line positions make up the large majority of workers in the motion picture industry, some studies have documented a relationship between the gender/race/ethnicity of executive positions (such as director/producer) and the downstream diversity of cast and crew for that production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

Revenues Up Sharply [Publication Details]

May 11, 1998 - Revenues Up Sharply [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/50

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We use the term “low-wage workers ” to refer to employees who made up to $17.50 per hour at their main job in 2023. These workers likely would be affected directly by proposals to increase the statewide minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - As transit agencies adopt ZEBs, they incur some other significant up-front costs —for example, constructing and maintaining charging infrastructure. Ongoing Costs. To operate buses, transit agencies incur ongoing costs for fuel, maintenance, and repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Under SB  3, the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation. New Minimum Wages for Certain Types of Employers. In 2023, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed two industry-specific minimum wages: one for fast-food chains (Chapter  262 [AB  1228, Holden]), and another for health care facilities (Chapter  890 [SB  525, Durazo]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878