State Fiscal Effects of California’s Minimum Wage

Nov 15, 2017 - Just as changes in household incomes will affect eligibility for certain state programs, it also will affect PIT payments —including the payments received from refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3714

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Currently, about 3.3 million low –income households (who earn 80  percent or less of the median income where they live) rent housing in California, including 2.3  million very –low –income households (who earn 50 percent or less of the median income where they live).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Rules about form effectively determine how many housing units can be built on a particular site (referred to as housing density). A site with one- or two-story height limits and large setbacks typically can accommodate only single-family homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Underutilization Is the Most Common Type of Alleged Program Abuse Referred to OSDS. OSDS recognizes five categories of alleged program abuse violations: underutilization, illegal substitution, cases where both underutilization and illegal substitution occur, CUF, and certification fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Appendix Glossary of Key Terms Related to Pension Funds Throughout this report, we refer to terms commonly used when describing pension funds. We define those key terms here, in reference to the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - (For a detailed discussion of these two control sections, refer to our February 2025 post, The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies [Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12] .) Both control sections assumed that savings would materialize from an internal administrative exercise coordinated by DOF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Food benefit amounts vary based on household earnings and household size. CalWORKs. Counties administer monthly cash grants for about 400,000 low ‑income families with children. Grant amounts vary based on earnings and family size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - Under the CARES Act, adults earning less than $75,000 in their most recent tax filing (2019 for those who have already filed, 2018 otherwise) are eligible for a one-time cash payment of $1,200, and $500 for each child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Overall, most programs increase employment and earnings among participants while receiving a subsidy. However, the ultimate goal is to improve long-term employment prospects of these workers. Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 3, 2017 - Back to the Top Zero Emission Vehicle Project LAO Bottom Line. The Governor proposes $6.7  million on an ongoing basis to support charging stations for Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) in state government consistent with an administration expansion plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3544