The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The 2022-23 budget provides HCD $100  million General Fund over two years ($25  million in 2022-23 and $75  million in 2023-24) for affordable housing on state excess land sites. This funding builds on $45  million provided for the program in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - (The state also has an additional nearly $10 billion in reserves that it can use specifically to supplement constitutionally required funding for schools and community colleges.) On the other hand, our office maintains that the economy is at a heightened risk of going into a recession, which could cause the state’s budget problem to metastasize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - While the spending plan does not include any IHSS costs associated with this Medi-Cal expansion in 2021 ‑22, it is estimated that this policy change will increase IHSS costs over time, reaching ongoing costs of roughly $680  million General Fund in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jun 10, 2022 - These amounts are embedded in the restoration and base augmentation totals. c Makes one-time General Fund support provided in previous years ongoing. d Budget does not list specific projects at specific campuses. e Component of the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education, which is established as part of the California Bench to School Initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/533

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 [EconTax Blog]

May 29, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 May 29, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Total income tax withholding since March 23 is down about 4 percent compared to last year, although this week ’s collections were above the comparable week in 2019 .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/474

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2020 - Earlier this year, the Newsom administration began to address one of these concerns. In this report, we recommend the Legislature direct the administration to enforce state law on our other two concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4193

Civil lawsuits. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - For example, state law generally requires that plaintiffs file tort claims within two years of an alleged injury or three years of alleged personal property damage. State law also authorizes cases generally seeking less than $10,000 to be filed in small claims c ourt in which attorney representation is prohibited.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-029

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - Noncommunity Water System: Public water system that (1) regularly serves 25 or more of the same persons for more than 6 months but fewer than 12 months per year (referred to as “nontransient ”), such as a school, or (2) does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months of the year (referred to as “transient ”), such as a rest stop or campground.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - (When the state defers payments to schools from one fiscal year to the next, the state can reduce spending while allowing school districts to continue operating a larger program by borrowing or using cash reserves.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - These funds are provided in addition to $25  million General Fund for LIWP in 2022-23 (and another $25  million in 2023-24) that was allocated by the 2021-22 Climate Resilience package, bringing total funding for LIWP in 2022-23 to $40  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7