COVID-19 and the Labor Market: Who Are California's Frontline and Remote Workers? [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2020 - Latino Workers Make Up Disproportionate Share of State ’s Frontline Workforce. As shown in the figure below, while Latino workers make up only 38  percent of the state ’s workforce, half of the state ’s frontline workers are Latino.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/593

How Did the State Respond to the Last Major Drought? [Publication Details]

May 5, 2021 - How Did the State Respond to the Last Major Drought? [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4420

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

Home Prices Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 2, 2020 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties. The two most expensive of these, San Francisco and San Mateo, have lagged the rest of the state while neighboring and slightly less expensive Santa Clara has seen the sharpest growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/573

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Oct 25, 2021 - This post summarizes overall Proposition 98 funding and K-12 education spending in the 2021-22 budget package. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4466

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2021 - In recent years, as wildfires have increased in severity and damage, the Legislature has shown growing interest in state support of wildfire prevention efforts, including regional planning for forest health activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4482

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2022 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposal to provide resources to the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to implement specific proposals recommended by a taskforce established by the Governor aimed at finding ways to make the state a better employer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4564

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Oct 13, 2020 - If the state receives at least $14 billion in additional federal funding by October 15, 2020, $498 million of this funding is allocated to CSU. If the state receives more than $2 billion but less than $14 billion, the amount provided to CSU is proportionally reduced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/394

Comparing LAO and May Revision Estimates of the Proposition 98 Guarantee [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/514

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

May 26, 2021 - In this post, we (1) provide an overview of the state’s UI system financing, (2) highlight how the pandemic affected the UI system, (3) look ahead to upcoming costs to employers and the state to repay the federal UI loan, and (4) assess the Governor’s proposed $1.1 billion pre-payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4442