The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Format: HTML Description: The annual Fiscal Outlook publication gives our office’s independent assessment of the California state budget condition for the upcoming fiscal year and over the longer term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4111

The 2019-20 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 5, 2019 - Require CDFA to Report at Budget Hearings on Current ‑Year Expenditures. We recommend the Legislature require CDFA to report at budget hearings on projected spending in the current year on ACP and HLB suppression and eradication activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3958

How Uncertain Are Capital Gains Revenue Estimates? [EconTax Blog]

May 12, 2019 - Recognizing the inherent risk of capital gains revenue assumptions, we examined the historical pattern of financial markets in an attempt to gauge the range of possible outcomes for capital gains revenue in 2018-19 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/371

California's Geography of Wealth [Publication Details]

Sep 5, 2019 - The concentration of wealth among a small number of very wealthy individuals and households has been the topic of much research and commentary in recent years. Perhaps less discussed is the similarly uneven geographical distribution of wealth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4093

Building Permits Update: January 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 5, 2020 - The multifamily housing permit total of 4,259 was right in line with the January average over the past five years, although nearly a third lower than the 6,356 units the state recorded last January. The single family housing permit total of 4,938 was in the middle of the narrow range of monthly totals we have observed since March 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/440

Child Care and Preschool Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 15, 2019 - Transitional Kindergarten enrollment data are not yet publicly available for any year of the period. QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System. CCDF = Child Care and Development Fund. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/216

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: July 26 - August 1 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 7, 2020 - As of August 1, California had 3.4 million employees receiving traditional unemployment benefits, the highest figure reported since EDD began releasing this information earlier in the year. Number of Self-Employment Claims Top 1.2 Million This Week.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/515

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - The administration decided last year to consolidate the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives and associated projects into a single MES Modernization effort. While DHCS expects MES Modernization to include the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives, the new effort also will include other projects and substantially broadens the scope of Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2020-21 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2020 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2020-21 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4330

The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2020 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposal to provide $17 million one-time General Fund to establish the Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative. The primary objective of the proposal is to create more education pathways in the greater Fresno region that help students transition from high school into college and the workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4199