Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - California ’s cities and counties make most decisions about when, where, and to what extent housing will be built. Specifically, cities and counties enact zoning ordinances to set property-specific land use requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - A metropolitan area is an area that has a city with at least 50,000 residents. A micropolitan area is one that has a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents. A small town has more than 2,500 residents but fewer than 10,000 residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

Child Care Budget [EdBudget]

Dec 20, 2023 - Child Care Budget [EdBudget] a Reflects 2022-23 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. b Reflects 2023-24 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. c Reflects 2023-24 Budget Act estimates with LAO adjustments. d Does not include $11.1 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. e Includes family child care home education networks. f Includes cost estimates for
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/799

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Local governments, such as cities, counties, and local transit authorities, generally own and operate these agencies. In 2019, passenger fares and fees provided 17  percent of funding for these agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - CalHR and the union representing state firefighters (Cal FIRE Local 2881), mutually agreed upon a sample of 20 local fire departments to include in the survey (Bakersfield City, Chula Vista City, Corona City, Escondido City, Fullerton City, Hayward City, Huntington Beach, Livermore-Pleasanton
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Uniquely, the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles County also has rights to certain oil reserves. While only a small portion of oil extraction comes from publicly owned reserves, the state and city both directly receive a portion of the annual revenue generated from extracting these reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 14, 2024 - b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. d Accounts for required and discretionary changes to the Proposition 98 Reserve. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/807

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - Roughly two-thirds of the revenue is transferred into the newly created Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). O f this amount, $762  million is set aside annually for specified purposes such as active transportation, bridge and culvert repairs, and transportation research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes $19.2  million one-time General Fund to support three projects —$10.9  million for pre-construction activities for the Sixth District Court of Appeal and Nevada City projects and $8.3  million for construction activities for the San Bernardino Juvenile Dependency project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Some of these funds then had been transferred by the 2022-23 spending plan to provide a state funding supplement to the federally funded LIHWAP —a program with somewhat similar goals but that uses a different program model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/7