The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Transfer the Seismic Safety Commission

Feb 12, 2020 - For example, OES prepares the state ’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies the main types of disaster risks facing the state —such as earthquakes —and proposes strategies for mitigating these risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4158

The 2021-22 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Aug 24, 2021 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2021-22 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4464

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - Also, State Transit Assistance is the state ’s largest funding program for transit and is funded by the sales tax on diesel. The magnitude of the decline in these tax revenues is uncertain, but any significant decline may be consequential for many transit agencies that rely on this fund source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: September 27 - October 3 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 9, 2020 - Benefit payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which allows states to temporarily increase weekly benefits by $300, were paid out for the fourth and fifth time last week. As shown in the figure, the state distributed roughly $1.5 billion in federal benefits under this program during the week ending October 3.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/560

Overview of 2020-21 May Revision State Administration Proposals [Publication Details]

May 21, 2020 - Overview of 2020-21 May Revision State Administration Proposals [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/4240

California New Business Creation: November 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 10, 2020 - California New Business Creation: November 2020 [EconTax Blog] California New Business Creation: November 2020 December 10, 2020 Brian Uhler The extent of new business creation in California can be an important gauge of the health of the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/594

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 12-April 18 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 23, 2020 - Level of Claims in California in the Middle of the Pack Among Large States. Over the last three weeks California has processed about 3.4 million unemployment claims. These claims represent about 17 percent of the state ’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/457

State Spending on Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation [Publication Details]

Oct 20, 2020 - State Spending on Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation [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/4282

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Emergency Federal Leave Goes Further Than State ’s Leave Laws. Under state law, employees may take up to 12  weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to care for themselves or a family member who is ill. Regarding paid sick leave, in 2014, the state enacted Chapter  317 (AB  1522, Gonzalez), which requires employers to provide employees a minimum of three days paid sick leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - We find the state has: Ongoing Surplus of $3   Billion Under Baseline Expenditure Scenario. In our baseline expenditure scenario, we find the state has an ongoing surplus of around $ 3  b illion. Importantly, this scenario assumes the federal government approves the managed care organization (MCO) tax and the state faces no major disasters over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4111