Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - Many cities and counties levy cannabis taxes. Most of these taxes are ad valorem taxes on sales made by cannabis businesses. Another common type of local tax is a unit-based tax on the total square footage of the plant canopy grown by cultivators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The 2019 MOU included a provision that established a working group to develop strategies to enhance recruitment, transfer, and retention of female staff at women’s prisons. We asked CDCR to provide an update to us on the outcome of this working group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - This means the state makes the transfer in the first few days of July. This deferral only appl ies to the state ’s General Fund pension payments —other funds ’ fourth-quarter CalPERS payments are paid in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2021 - b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. c For calculating the guarantee, Chapter 24 of 2020 (SB 98, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) deems the change in attendance in 2020‑21 to be the same as the change in 2019‑20. d As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/480

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - If the homes were scattered throughout a city, however, we think the argument is more tenuous. For this reason, in the case of vehicles, we think a vehicle represents an asset —not a fleet —and so the value of an individual vehicle must exceed $100,000 in order to count as an exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - The May Revision proposes to transfer these funds to CDCR ’s capital outlay budget. According to the administration, the funds would support projects that could include demolition, site preparations, and building renovations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

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 2020-21 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 8, 2020 - In addition, the state authorized $100  million General Fund directly to cities, counties, and CoCs for shelter support and emergency housing to address COVID-19 among the homeless population, administered by the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4278

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, the state: Leased and Staffed California City Correctional Facility. Chapter   310 o f 2013 (S B  105 , Steinberg) gave CDCR the authority to lease the California City Correctional Facility from a private entity and operate the facility with state staff (similar to state ‑owned prisons).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - For example, a city council might not be divided into electoral districts. In this case, the residents of the entire city elect all members of the city council to represent their interests —effectively, the entire body consists of one multimember district.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013