Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - Through this program, the federal government typically pays 75 percent of eligible state and local government costs in responding to a disaster and repairing public facilities after a disaster. In the case of state activities, the state pays the remaining 25 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2019 - Notably, the type of federal and state assistance that is available can vary by disaster, with some assistance only available in the aftermath of larger state or federally declared disasters. In this post, we summarize some of the major types of recovery assistance that can be available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3917

How California Governments Respond to Disasters [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2019 - Government agencies are responsible for reacting quickly to disasters to help limit damage to people and their property. This includes assessing the disaster situation and bringing in the necessary resources to respond in a coordinated way. This post describes the state system used to facilitate a coordinated response to disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3919

Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - State Periodically Experiences Damaging Earthquakes. The state has experienced a number of destructive earthquakes in its history. Figure  9 highlights some of the major earthquakes that have affected the state in the past 50 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918

How California Governments Respond to Disasters

Jan 10, 2019 - If the resources within a mutual aid region are insufficient because the disaster has grown very large, regional mutual aid coordinators work with state-level staff to request additional resources from other areas, including local governments in other parts of the state, various state agencies, other states, the federal government, or other countries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3919

State Fiscal Health Index: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - Knowing when the state ’s next budget slowdown will happen is impossible. Many economic factors outside the state ’s control influence state revenues. Despite this, certain data points can help us understand whether shifting economic conditions are likely to lead to growth or declines in state revenues in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/339

Building Permits Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - The recent slowdown in multifamily permitting has not been consistent across the state. Certain areas, like Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and Sacramento counties have had notable slowing in recent months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/338

Unemployment Claims Update: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 2, 2019 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/337