Building Permits Update: July 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 3, 2019 - Single family permits declined 3 percent in July relative to a year ago. Through the first seven months of 2019, single family permits are down 10 percent compared to 2018. The recent slowdown in housing permits is the most severe since the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/397

The 2020-21 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The Legislature can reconsider providing additional outreach funding in future years —potentially as soon as next year ’s budget process —after the assessment is complete, which is expected to be sometime during the middle of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4184

The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process

Feb 19, 2020 - Second, only a small portion of affected workers statewide file wage claims each year, meaning the vast majority of unpaid wages go uncontested. Addressing these ongoing challenges would require close legislative involvement over several years and, potentially, significant new resources at the Labor Commissioner ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

Building Permits Update: May 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 7, 2020 - The multifamily housing permit total of 3,429 was not far below the May 2019 figure, but it was well below the May average over the previous five years. March and April were similarly below their 2015-2019 averages.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/492

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jul 17, 2019 - The funds are intended to support a total of 200 FTE graduate students over four years. For UC, the 2019-20 budget expects growth of 4,860 resident FTE undergraduate students by 2020-21. UC plans to accommodate about half of the growth in 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/306

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

Building Permits Update: December 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 6, 2020 - Single family permitting slumped from late 2018 to early 2019, but has since returned to a pace well above the average of the previous five years. The preliminary 2019 total of 57,182 single family permits is down 3 percent from 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/433

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services $1,584.2 $1,595.1 a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective budget year. b Reflects Governor ’s May Revision estimate of the January 2021 federal cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for the SSI portion of the grant —1 .1 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/4

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2020 - SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads [Publication Details] SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads Format: Description: SB 1 has increased state funding for local streets and roads by $1.3 billion—a doubling of the previous level of shared revenues—with additional revenue increases projected in current and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4142

Unemployment Claims Update: April 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 17, 2019 - April claims were down 14,000 from a month ago and 12,000 from a year ago. Overall, unemployment claims continue to signal a strong labor market and offer little evidence of an impending economic slowdown.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/373