The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - For K ‑ 12 e ducation, the budget includes $1. 2  b illion for the Local Control Funding Formula, which reflects funding for the COLA offset by a 0. 3  p ercent attendance decline. For community colleges, the Governor ’s largest ongoing proposal is $ 199  m illion to cover the COLA and 0. 5  p ercent enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - These deposits were made in the 2006 ‑07 and 2007 ‑ 08 e nacted budgets when the economy was still expanding, but were quickly used to address budget deficits that emerged later on in the 2007 ‑08 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act assumes this change will increase General Fund revenues by $12  million in 2020 ‑21 and $24  million in 2021 ‑22. Extends Sales Tax Exemption for Diaper and Menstrual Products.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - After a period of relative calm in the mid ‑ and late ‑1990s, California faced another series of years with acute budget problems following the dot ‑com bust and ensuing recession. Although the dot ‑com bust was relatively mild in economic terms, it hit the California budget —which is particularly reliant on the Bay Area ’s technology sector —especially hard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections, 2007-08 Through 2012-13 - California's Fiscal Outlook, 2007-08 through 2012-13 [Video]

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The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - However, Proposition  19 (2020) allows certain homeowners (such as people who are 55 years or older) to transfer their existing home value for property tax purposes to a new home anywhere in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - The administration estimates that the forgone revenue from this exemption will be $12  million General Fund ($26  million total) in 2019 ‑20, $24  million General Fund ($52  million total) in 2020 ‑21, and $12  million General Fund ($26  million total) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - The typical PE ratio since 1990 is 21 (19 if the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s is excluded). Similar to the price-to-earnings ratio, the home price-to-rent ratio is used to gauge if home prices are in line with underlying demand for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - Each adjustment reflects a 12 ‑month change in the California Consumer Price Index (CA CPI) —a broad measure of the prices California households pay for goods and services. For  example, the rate adjustment scheduled for July  1,  2022 will reflect the 12 ‑month change in the CA  CPI from November 1, 2020 to November 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - At the same time, research on other types of public spending —such as K ‑12 education and workforce development —suggests comparable or better earnings benefits for workers (Heinrich et al. [2013], Jackson [2015], and Hollenbeck [2017]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713