The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - Figure  5 shows the differing effects of these two events by comparing the total percent change in employment levels for California and the U.S. since 2019. The impact of COVID ‑19 was similar in California and the U.S. overall, and employment bounced back in both cases by the end of 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or possessing them
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970