Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - The program funds up to 50  percent of the total project costs, with the maximum grant amount capped at $3  million per project during the initial years of the program and $2  million per project in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - The measure eliminates existing penalties under state law for people 21 years of age and over who engage in psilocybin-related activities including, possession, distribution, trans portation, and sale of psilocybin.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 5 - October 9 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 9, 2020 - The final graph shows the year over year changes in cumulative withholding for California in 2020, the United States in 2020 (from the federal income tax), and California in 2009 at the trough of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/561

California New Business Creation: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 4, 2021 - The standard pattern within a year is for a surge of new business formation at the beginning, then gradual declines as the year goes on. This pattern was upended in 2020: the pandemic caused a big drop in the spring, followed by a surge as the economy began to recover.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/621

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - In recent years, greater attention has been placed on the wellness of first responders such as peace officers. The job requirements of a peace officer can be physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

Proposition 14 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Summary of Legislative Analyst ’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260  million per year over the next roughly 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=14&year=2020

Home Sales Update: February 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 5, 2021 - Strong sales growth continued through the middle of March, although the spread between this year and last year has narrowed lately.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/638

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: October 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 22, 2021 - As reflected by the width of this range, with so much of the fiscal year ahead of us there remains significant uncertainty about how much the state ultimat ely will collect.  We also caution that the implications of unanticipated revenues for the state 's budget are not straightforward.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/707

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 16 - November 20 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2020 - The final graph shows the year over year changes in cumulative withholding for California in 2020, the United States in 2020 (from the federal income tax), and California in 2009 at the trough of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/584

Proposition 21 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Landlords cannot increase rent by more than 5  percent plus inflation in a year, or 10  percent, whichever is lower. This applies to most housing that is more than 15 years old. This law lasts until January 1, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=21&year=2020