MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Employees at the top step of their salary range would receive these pay increases as SSAs. About 36  percent of Unit 10 members are at the top step of their salary ranges. In the absence of this agreement, employees at the top step would not get pay increases as employees at the top step are not eligible for merit salary adjustments (MSAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Effective July 1, 2027, the agreement would provide SSAs that adjust the top and bottom steps of the salary ranges for all Unit 9 classifications. Specifically, the top steps would increase 4.5  percent and the bottom steps would increase 2  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - Employees who have been at the top step of an eligible classification for at least a year would automatically receive the specified pay increase. The below top step pay increases would go into effect July 1, 2023. 10  Percent: Psychologist Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

California’s “top two” primary election system. [Ballot]

Jan 30, 2018 - Proposal “Top Four ” Primary. This measure amends the State Constitution to change the top two primary to a top four primary instead. For state officers and Members of the U.S. Congress, the four candidates with the highest number of primary votes —regardless of their party preferences —would advance to compete in the general election.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-053

^[PDF] The 1989-90 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

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https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1989/pandi_89_part1.pdf

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - The proposed agreement would replace the scheduled top step increase with a 3  percent GSI. While a top step increase applies only to employees at the top step of their salary range, a GSI applies to all members of the bargaining unit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - Increases 2025-26 Special Salary Adjustments for Employees Below Top Step of Salary Ranges. The 2024 MOU included pay increases in 2025-26 of (1)  between 4  percent and 5  percent for employees at the top step of their classification ’s salary range and (2)  3  percent for employees not at the top step of their classification ’s salary range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The salary range has a minimum step and a maximum step (also referred to as a top step) with intermediary steps in-between. Employees who are not at the top step of their job classification’s salary range may be eligible for a merit salary adjustment (typically 5 percent) in each year that they meet certain expectations, until they are at the top step of the range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Effective July 1, 2023, the top step of three administrative law judge classifications would increase by 4.5  percent. 4.5  Percent Top Step Increase for Most Unit 2 Classifications in 2024-25. Effective July 1, 2024, the top step of all Unit 2 classifications, except classifications equivalent to the Attorney III classification, would increase
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

Ending California’s “top two” primary. [Ballot]

Oct 10, 2017 - “Top Two ” Primary. In June 2010, California voters approved Proposition  14 establishing a top two primary system for state elected offices, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and United States Senators.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-020