The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Cities and counties Operate planning departments that make land use and zoning decisions related to development in the wildland urban interface. Other Entities Electric utilities Manage electrical infrastructure (such as powerlines) and undertake various actions to reduce risks of wildfires started by their equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - At the state level, the Legislature w ill want to ensure that schools are adequately included in statewide emergency preparedness and response planning efforts, such as by requiring state agencies to consult with CDE prior to developing state ‑level emergency plans or requiring —and verifying —that local city and county disaster mitigation plans incorporate potential impacts on schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CWDA and SEIU identified several defects in the system, such as the delayed transfer of individuals between Medi ‑Cal and subsidized health coverage through Covered California when their income changes (which leads, in some cases, to coverage delays and avoidable premium charges), and the inflexible assignment of individuals to one county even when an individual moves and their case is being processed in another county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - City and county governments vary in their approach to regulating and overseeing oil and gas production. They establish local permitting processes, fees on the production and sale o f oil and gas, and limitations to production.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - The CCA program allows cities, counties, and other government entities within the service area of an IOU to purchase and/or generate electricity for their residents and businesses. The intention of this program is to increase options for customers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - Under the new process, counties will transfer funds covering their nonfederal share of cost into a state account, which will be used to draw down the associated federal funds. To  help implement this change, the Governor proposes $375  million in one ‑time General Fund in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - For example, the language allows DOF to transfer amounts within a program, project, or function, or between department ’s state operations and local assistance items, in order to support the implementation of the appropriations of these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Reflecting these unprecedented collections, the May Revision assumes revenues (excluding Budget Stabilization Account [BSA] transfers) will be $57  billion higher than the Governor ’s budget over the budget window.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

2021-22 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2020 - We estimate that total General Fund revenues (excluding transfers and federal cost recovery) will grow at a relatively strong rate (7 percent) between 2019-20 and 2020-21. A large part of this growth is explained by a revenue accelerating action in the 2020-21 Budget Act ( Budget Act) which limited corporation taxpayers ’ use of tax credits and net operating loss deductions for three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/581

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  tribal entities will be required to provide a 5  percent match; (2)  counties, cities, and nonprofits will be required to provide a 10  percent match; and (3)  for ‑profit or private organizations, in partnership with counties, will be required to provide a 25  percent match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569