Snapshot of the California Economy: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 4, 2021 - Over the last several months, the state has experienced abrupt and dramatic swings in economic activity. While a variety of data is available to track developments in the state economy, drawing clear conclusions from these disparate data points can be difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/619

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - The remaining 14  million state residents generally obtain health care coverage from insurers (usually PPOs) overseen by the state Department of Insurance (6  million state residents), Medicare fee-for-service (around 3.5  million state residents), Medi-Cal fee-for-service (over 1  million state residents), or are uninsured (between 2  million and 3  million state residents).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding. Since 2019 ‑20, however, State Preschool has been funded entirely from the state General Fund and no longer has to comply with federal CCDBG requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

Total Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/559

Building Permits Update: May 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 5, 2021 - Building Permits Update: May 2021 [EconTax Blog] Building Permits Update: May 2021 July 5, 2021 Brian Uhler California recorded 9,291 housing permits in May, up 44 percent from May 2020 when much of the state was still locked down.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/673

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - Figure 1 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package for 2020 ‑21 (In Millions) Project implementation in high ‑risk areas SNC Stewardship of state ‑owned land CDFW Stewardship of state ‑owned land Parks Stewardship of state ‑owned land TC Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program DOC Prescribed fire and hand crews   CalFire CalFire unit
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details]

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details] The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Format: HTML Description: On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4432

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - As discussed earlier, SLR damages also would have fiscal implications, which the state will want to t ry to minimize. State‑Level Efforts Multiple State Departments Have SLR ‑Related Responsibilites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - The degree to which environmental projects spend money on in ‑state labor and materials varies. Most projects result in a mix of in ‑state and out ‑of ‑state spending. For example, a proposal to subsidize solar energy likely would result in spending on in ‑state labor for installation but the purchase of solar panels manufactured out ‑of ‑state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals Special Education Preschool Background State Provides Most Special Education Funding Based on Overall K ‑12 Student Attendance. The state allocates most special education funding through a base rate formula commonly called A B  602 (after its enacting legislation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345