Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Local reserves can be especially helpful during times when the state is deferring payments, as colleges might not receive their state funding until many months after they have incurred operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

Proposition 24 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - The state ’s Department of Justice would continue to oversee and enforce these laws. Summary of Legislative Analyst ’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact Increased state costs of at least $10  million annually for a new state agency to oversee and enforce consumer privacy laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=24&year=2020

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Our analysis does not estimate the amount of underlying rental debt that existed prior to March  2020 due to the state ’s longstanding housing affordability challenges, nor do we forecast how state and federal policy changes would affect the accumulation of rental debt in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

K-12 Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/547

Limiting government powers during a public health emergency. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2020 - State and Local Governments Have Significant Powers During a State of Emergency. During a declared state of emergency, the Governor and local governments have significant powers that allow the government to respond quickly to circumstances that threaten the lives and safety of people and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2020-004

Proposition 20 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Our estimates below of the fiscal effects on state and local government assume that the proposition is fully implemented. In total, the estimated increase in state costs reflects less than one percent of the state ’s current General Fund budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=20&year=2020

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - For example, the May Revision assumes a much larger portion of the higher caseload due to COVID ‑19 will fall within the childless adult population (which is low cost from a state perspective) and a much smaller portion of higher caseload will fall within the senior and persons with disabilities population (which is high cost from a state perspective).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

December 2020 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jan 28, 2021 - The figure below shows how employment has evolved in both the state and the nation since the start of the pandemic. Overall employment in the state as of the middle of  December  was 8.3 percent below the level of February, somewhat worse than the national figure of 6.4 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/615

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2021 - In addition, we recommend the Legislature take advantage of a provision of federal law that allows states to defer 75 percent of their UI loan interest payments during economic downturns. If the state chooses to partially defer its interest payment, we estimate the 2021-22 UI loan interest payment would total roughly $65 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4360

Proposition 18 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Minor One-Time State Costs. This measure would create one-time work for the state to update existing voter registration systems. The one-time state costs for this work likely would be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=18&year=2020