California Housing Affordability Tracker (April 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Monthly payments for a newly purchased mid-tier home —including mortgage, taxes, and homeowners ’ insurance —have increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Payments for a mid-tier home were over $5,500 a month in March 2024 —an 80  percent increase since January 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (April 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Monthly payments for a newly purchased mid-tier home —including mortgage, taxes, and homeowners ’ insurance —have increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Payments for a mid-tier home were over $5,500 a month in March 2024 —an 80  percent increase since January 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - The  Legislature has flexibility around how it is able to direct GGRF revenues because the program was authorized in a way that is akin to a tax, meaning the funds can legally be used for broad purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Net incomes also depend on other factors, such as taxes.) Minimum Wage as Policy to Address Poverty. Many policymakers view minimum wages as a way to raise incomes and to reduce the number of people experiencing poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - (For  example, with special education funding that is transferred to school districts and certain local property tax transferred to trial courts.) In addition, COEs conduct a wide range of activities with LCFF —their primary state funding source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Our office independently forecasts CalWORKs grant increases triggered by growth in realignment revenue (a share of state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues dedicated to counties). While our estimates have differed from the administration ’s previously, at this time our two offices ’ estimates are similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Shortfalls can occur as a result of colleges generating lower ‑than ‑budgeted enrollment fee revenue or local property tax revenue. The provisional budget language allows the Chancellor ’s Office to redirect unearned growth funds in this way after underlying apportionment data has been finalized, which occurs after the close of the fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - The  Legislature  has  flexibility around how it is able to direct GGRF revenues because the program was authorized in a way that is akin to a tax, meaning the funds can legally be used for broad purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841