The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - In these years, changes in property tax revenue do not offset General Fund spending.) Our lower property tax estimate mainly reflects reductions in the amount of associated funding shifted from cities, counties, and other local governments to schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2021 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 1.7 percent from September to October. Retail sales remain elevated due to dramatic growth in January and March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/713

Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - The public school system consists primarily of school districts and charter schools, as well as a small number of schools operated by county offices of education and a few schools operated directly by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - Continue practice of treating Yolo County as non ‑CMSP county for purposes of the redirection and increase redirection to 75 percent. Yolo County proposed to be treated as CMSP county for purposes of the redirection.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

The 2022-23 Budget: California Food Assistance Program

Feb 11, 2022 - CalFresh Administration Is Funded by the State, Counties, and Federal Government. CalFresh is overseen at the state level by the Department of Social Services (DSS) and administered locally by county human services departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4532

Building Permits Update: January 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 5, 2020 - In each of these counties, the decline was entirely due to fewer multifamily permits. Contra Costa and San Mateo counties have not seen similar declines, although they still lag far behind the other counties in overall permit activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/440

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Aug 17, 2022 - K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]     a Consists primarily of state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, non-Proposition 98 funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education. b Excludes funding for child care programs administered by the California Department of Social Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/661

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Involuntary Servitude [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2021 - Such punishments include (1)  incarceration in state prison, county jail, or a county juvenile detention facility; (2)  supervision in the community by a county probation officer; (3)  payment of fines; or (4)  some combination of the three.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-003

U.S. Retail Sales Update: September 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 15, 2021 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.7 percent from August to September. Retail sales remain at the elevated level that has persisted following dramatic growth in January and March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/705