Spousal support. [Ballot]

Jul 22, 2019 - For example, the five-year limit could result in more marital partners choosing instead to negotiate uncontested agr eements that allows for spousal support payments over more than five years if they believe this would result in a higher amount of spousal support than would have otherwise been received.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-002

University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 26, 2020 - University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget] 1.9% a Reflects unpsent one-time funds in 2016-17 and 2017-18 carried over into later years. b Includes funds that UC uses to provide tuition discounts and waivers to certain students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/338

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

Jan 28, 2020 - These funds were attributed to the 2017-18 fiscal year. c The 2019-20 budget package also included $13.5 million in settle-up funds for this purpose. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/336

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines

Aug 4, 2020 - It would likely take one to two years to develop the initial strategic plan. Thereafter, the strategic plan should be updated at least once every five years, establish specific goals and measurable objectives, and prioritize remediation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4258

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: August 9 - August 15 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2020 - As of August 15, California had 3.5 million employees receiving traditional unemployment benefits, reaching a new peak since EDD began releasing this information earlier in the year. After accounting for self-employement claims, discussed below, the total number of workers receiving unemployment benefits in the state reached a new peak of 4.8 million last week.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/526

Building Permits Update: March 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 5, 2020 - The multifamily housing permit total of 3,767 was roughly equal to the March 2019 total, although well below the March average over the past five years. The single family permit total of 3,852 was only modestly below both the March 2019 figure and the 2015-2019 average for March, but it marked a sharp reversal from January and February when permits greatly exceeded the averages for those months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/461

The Quiet Transformation in California’s Cash Management [Publication Details]

Aug 29, 2019 - In this Fiscal Perspective, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek writes about how the building of large budget reserve balances has quietly transformed California’s cash management in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4091

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: August 2 - August 8 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 14, 2020 - As of August 8, California had 3.4 million employees receiving traditional unemployment benefits, level with the highest figure reported since EDD began releasing this information earlier in the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/521

Unemployment Claims Update: November and December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 20, 2021 - Initial Claims for Federal Self-Employment Benefits Falls Sharply at End of Year. During August and early September, new claims for the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program for self-employed workers spiked unexpectedly, as shown in the figure above.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/613

Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - Frequency of Severe Fires Has Increased in Recent Years. As shown in Figure  7, the majority of the largest and most destructive (as measured by structures destroyed) fires in state history have taken place within the past 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918