Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Counties Manage the Property Tax. County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners and collect payments. County auditors distribute tax revenue to local governme nts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Funding for STIP comes from a specified portion of the gasoline excise tax, with 75  percent allocated to counties on a formula basis for projects they select and 25  percent to Caltrans for interregional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=4268

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2025 - In this brief, we provide an overview of the proposed funding for the judicial branch in 2025-26. We also analyze the Governor’s budget proposals to increase discretionary funding to the trial courts and start a capital outlay project to construct the new Tracy Courthouse in San Joaquin County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4959

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The  2021-22 spending plan provided additional funding to expand the availability of intensive case management and begin increasing the budgeted county staff hours per intensive case (thereby increasing the funding counties received for intensive cases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - According to OES, LEMA Assistance Fund support was provided to 81 police departments and 38 county sheriffs ’ offices involving 3,623 responding officers across 23 approved incidents between its inception and December 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Income tax collections have seen a similar bounce. This recovery in income tax revenues is being driven by the recent stock market rally, which calls into question its sustainability in the absence of improvements to the state ’s broader economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

U.S. Retail Sales Update: July 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 16, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have grown 1 percent over the last 3 months and 2.7 percent over the last 12 months. Retail sales growth has outpaced inflation over the last 3 months, but not over the last 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/811

U.S. Retail Sales Update: July 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 16, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have grown 1 percent over the last 3 months and 2.7 percent over the last 12 months. Retail sales growth has outpaced inflation over the last 3 months, but not over the last 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/811

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - From 2019 through 2023, the median gross rent in Sacramento County increased at an average annual rate of 7.5  percent. In 2023, the median gross rent in Sacramento County was $1,702. Though Fellows may be able to find less expensive rent and share housing, spending $1,000 per month on rent and utilities would equate to 31  percent of their paycheck.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - The rate includes: 3. 94  p ercent for the state ’s General Fund. 3. 31  p ercent to 6. 56  p ercent for various local programs, including 1. 06  p ercent to counties for criminal justice, mental health, and social services under 2011 Realignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327