The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - Pilot programs that measure impacts across multiple cities and counties within California could help the Legislature assess whether such programs are cost-effective and merit being expanded statewide if sufficient resources are available in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - CalWORKs benefits are deposited into Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which operate similar to debit cards and also handle benefits for CalFresh and some other, smaller programs. Unless otherwise exempt, parents who receive CalWORKs benefits are generally required to work or participate in qualified training or job-search activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - While this is true, the Sierra Nevada region is home to other conservation camps as well, such as Washington Ridge in Nevada City, that could provide similar situational benefits. Furthermore, to truly understand the need for this facility, the state needs to consider not only the location of oth er conservation camps, but also other similar resources, such as hand crews operated by CCC and CMD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Under the new intergovernmental transfer (IGT) process, counties will transfer funds covering their nonfederal share of cost into a state account, which will be used to draw down the associated federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - The state also typically houses up to about 2,400  men in a prison —the California City Correctional Facility (CAC) —leased from a private company, but operated by the state. The remaining people are housed in various specialized facilities outside of prisons, such as conservation camps and community reentry facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2023 - It covers the Governor’s proposals relating to core operations, enrollment, capital projects, and new transfer requirements. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4684

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - Additionally, standard project information on the scope, schedule, cost, ownership, and operations of the proposed facility have not yet been provided to the state. Without this information, the Legislature is unable to assess the project and compare it with other budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - Existing state law also allows funds to be transferred from the SCFCF to support trial court operations. Such transfers were initially implemented to mitigate the impacts of budget reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - Under the new process, counties will transfer funds covering their nonfederal share of cost into a state account, which will be used to draw down the associated federal funds. To  help implement this change, the Governor proposes $375  million in one ‑time General Fund in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws.   Several California cities —including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose —and some unincorporated communities have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008