MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Aug 8, 2019 - The second competing priority is to limit the amount of regional difference within a classification in order to prevent state employees from consistently transferring to higher paid regions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - The agreement would establish a working group to develop strategies to enhance recruitment, transfer, and retention of female staff at women ’s prisons. As mentioned earlier, the agreement does not require any working group members to be women.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

Rent control. [Ballot]

Jun 10, 2019 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws. Several California cities —including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose —have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-001

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - Ensure Against Awarding Transfers From High-Need Regions. Currently, awardees may have previously worked in one county facing a mental health workforce shortage and moved to work in another —and be eligible for an award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - Under current law, families in Stage 1 child care transfer to Stage 2 when the county deems them stable. (Every county has its own definition of stability.) The May Revision proposes that a family receive Stage 1 child care for at least twelve months before being transferred to Stage 2 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - Approve Transfer of Drug Rebates to Special Fund Consistent With May Revision Proposal. We have reviewed the amounts proposed to be deposited in the drug rebate special fund and find them reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046

The 2019-20 May Revision: Considerations for the Revised Housing and Homelessness Plan

May 13, 2019 - As local governments reached these new goals, an additional $500  million would be available to cities and counties for general purposes as a reward for reaching milestones in their short-term housing goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4045

LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values [EconTax Blog]

May 12, 2019 - LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values [EconTax Blog] LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values May 12, 2019 Brian Uhler Property taxes are a primary revenue source for cities, counties, special districts and schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/368

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - This post details our General Fund revenue outlook for 2017‑18 through 2022‑23. Our estimates of General Fund revenues and transfers for the “budget window”—2017‑18 through 2019‑20—are $774 million (0.2 percent) above the administration’s May 2019 revenue forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4037

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2019 - Our estimates of General Fund revenues and transfers for the “budget window ” —2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20 —are $774  million (0.2  percent) above the administration ’s May 2019 revenue forecast. Figure  1 displays our General Fund revenue outlook through 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4037