LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values [EconTax Blog]

May 12, 2019 - LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values [EconTax Blog] LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values May 12, 2019 Brian Uhler Property taxes are a primary revenue source for cities, counties, special districts and schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/368

Overview of State Bond Debt Service [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - GO bonds must be approved by the voters and their repayment is guaranteed by the state ’s general taxing power. Most of these are directly paid off from the state ’s General Fund, which is largely supported by tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/798

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - People convicted of misdemeanors can be sentenced to county jail, supervision in the community by a county probation officer (known as county co mmunity supervision), a fine, or some combination of the three.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

Proposition 19 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Counties Manage the Property Tax.   County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners. County auditors distribute tax revenue to local governments. Statewide, counties spend about $800  million each year on these activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=19&year=2020

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - IHSS providers ’ wages are determined through collective bargaining with county governments. As of February 2024, IHSS provider wages in many counties exceeded $18 per hour. Nevertheless, the OEWS estimates suggest that the median wage for home health and personal care aides was below $17.50 per hour in 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 4, 2023 - Elections generally are administered by county election officials. County election officials ’ duties include registering voters, maintaining an accurate list of registered voters in the county, sending ballots and other election materials to voters, facilitating in-person voting, receiving and tabulating cast ballots, facilitating a process for
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-016

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Specifically, AB  1051 requires the placing county to retain responsibility for providing specialty mental health services to the youth —rather than transferring that responsibility to the county where the youth is placed —for out-of-county placements, with limited exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - The one ‑time General Fund roughly covers counties ’ share of cost for the first three months of 2023 ‑24, mitigating potential disruptions to counties ’ cash ‑flow during the transition. Partial Delay of Funding for Behavioral Health Bridge Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

U.S. Retail Sales Update: November 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 14, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 0.9 percent over the last 3 months and 4.1 percent over the last 12 months. Both of these growth rates outpaced inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/791

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for Medi-Cal; describes key trends in Medi-Cal caseload; and analyzes proposals around the managed care organization tax, provider payment increases, and other budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4838