Proposition 19 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - When a property changes ownership again, its taxable value is reset to its new purchase price. Property Taxes Increase When a Property Changes Ownership.   The taxable value of most properties is less than what they could be sold for.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=19&year=2020

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Authorizes DOJ and select city attorneys to seek civil penalties. For DOJ actions, pena lty revenues are split equally between the state General Fund and the county in which the judgment was entered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Fiscal Effects Given the way the measure is written, it would not directly legalize the ownership of ferrets. The California Fish and Game Commission and potentially the state Legislature would h ave to take additional steps to change existing state regulations and law in order to make ownership of ferrets legal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Of California ’s 482 cities, 121 are charter cities. Zoning, Land Use, and Housing. Both general law and charter cities and counties in California make most decisions about when, where, and what type of housing will be built.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011

The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program [EconTax Blog]

Feb 29, 2024 - Proposal Budget Proposes $7.5 Million General Fund Transfer to the PTP Fund. The Governor ’s budget would provide the Department of Finance authority to transfer $7.5 million from the General Fund to the PTP Fund to ensure there are adequate resources available to cover costs in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/800

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - CSAC has increased its cost estimates f or these awards to reflect newly available data on the share of recipients who transfer and their average award amounts upon transferring. Governor ’s Budget Reflects Further Spending Increases in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Furthermore, even some of the counties that have relatively widespread local minimum wages —such as Santa Clara County —contain several cities without such policies. For minimum-wage workers in these cities, housing is even less affordable than the figure would suggest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - However, certain counties and cities benefit significantly more than others. Specifically, while 12 counties and 8 cities currently use their own resources to support local criminal laboratories, 46  counties generally do not have to use any of their resources for criminal laboratory services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - The trend is different for transfer students, with only four of the nine general campuses lowering their transfer admission rates. UC Berkeley, for example, increased its admission rate for transfer students, from 22  percent in 2012 to 25  percent in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - The amount transferred to the General Fund has varied significantly year to year, ranging from $5  million in 2011 ‑12 to $36  million in 2017 ‑18. As a percentage of revenues, the transfer to the General Fund has varied from 9  percent of fee revenues in 2019 ‑20 to 41  percent of fee revenues in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516