How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Eighth Annual LAO Analysis Quiz

In light of public health concerns over obesity, their prize was an assortment of ba gels and muffins from Noah’s Bagels instead of the traditional prize of donuts. To find the correct answer, click on the question: (A) In February 2005, DMV proposed to contract out the new computer system to a vendor.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/quiz/analysis_quiz_031706.htm

2006 Initiative Analysis: The Truth in Initiatives Act of 2006

This measure requires the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to categorize the “nature and interest” of individuals and committees contributing to the support or opposition of ba llot measures (such as what industries made the contributions).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2006/060106.htm

2006 Initiative Analysis: The Truth in Initiatives Act of 2006 (version 1). (Amendment #1-NS)

This measure requires the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to categorize the “nature and interest” of individuals and committees contributing to the support or opposition of ba llot measures (such as what industries made the contributions).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2006/060023.htm

APPENDIX D

Second, the Air Resources Board (ARB) is required to establish an emission reduction credit ba nk to provide a supply of emission offsets for new peaker plants. The ARB also intends to delay the installation of required pollution controls for new peaker plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/electricity/appendix_d.htm

2006 Initiative Analysis: The Truth  in Initiatives Act of 2006 (version 2) (Amendment #1-S)

This measure requires the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to categorize the “nature and interest” of individuals and committees contributing to the support or opposition of ba llot measures (such as what industries made the contributions).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2006/060024.htm

^[PDF] An Overview of Community College Funding in California

The following physical education courses: bicycling, Far Eastern martial arts; yoga; jazzercise; scuba and skin diving; ca~ping, backpacking, rockclimbing, moun.tai neeri ng, and orienteering; ba 11 room, belly, square, ethnic, tap, and disco dancing; roller and ice skating; flycasting, rafting; soaring and gliding; surfing and windsurfing; recreational sailing; water ballet; and horsemanship; jogging, figure and weight control, archery; and badminton. 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1983/an_overview_of_community_college_funding_in_california.pdf

^[PDF] Review of the California Department of Education

Review of the California Department of Education
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/review-cde/review-cde-082814.pdf