The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Cities, special districts, and schools pay for a share of elections costs, often as a reimbursement to their county based on the proportion of the ballot dedicated to the local governments ’ candidates and issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Eligible cities and CoCs can use the funds for a variety of short ‑term housing solutions for the homeless, such as shelters and rapid rehousing. Cities and CoCs have begun to receive funding available through HEAP and have indicated to the state how they intend to use the funds to provide relief for the homeless in their communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - Governor ’s Plan Does Not Account for Provider Flexibility to Transfer Funds Between Programs. Providers that offer both State Preschool and General Child Care have the option twice a year to transfer non-Proposition  98 funds between those two contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - (Under the CCA program, cities and counties may buy or generate electricity for residents and businesses within their communities. IOUs partner with CCAs to deliver the electricity through the IOUs ’ transmission and distribution systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Legislature may want to ask the administration if SCO will transfer a greater amount of the available $150 million General Fund in 2023‑24 if Proposition 64 revenue is lower than the Governor’s budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

Peace officer use of force. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2021 - Local public safety agencies employ about 39,000 city police officers, 33,000 county sheriff deputies, 8,000 county probation officers, and 5,000 juvenile correctional officers. The remaining officers work for other types of agencies such as county District Attorney ’s offices, school districts, and transit agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-010

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Major Labor and Employment Issues One-Time Transfer of Labor Law Penalties to General Fund. The 2020 ‑21 budget plan transfers $107  million one time from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund (LWDF) to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - Using authority established in Government Code 8690.6, the Governor transferred $1.3  billion from the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to a subaccount within the fund —the Disaster Response Emergency Operations Account (DREOA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Aug 17, 2020 - These funds were attributed to 2017-18. f Reflects funding for various one-time initiatives and programs with less than $2 million in ongoing funding (Academic Senate, transfer education and articulation, district financial crisis oversight, and part-time faculty health insurance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/413

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Finally, the legislation provides Caltrans with various new authorities related to purchasing and/or transferring property and credits for environmental mitigation purposes, as well as creating environmental mitigation-related endowments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785