University of California Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - The Riverside and Merced medical school projects are authorized in budget provisional language. This language expresses legislative intent that the state General Fund pay the projects' associated debt service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/305

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - The first section describes funding allocated to public entities in the state, for example, the state government, local governments, other public entities like school districts and tribal governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit [Publication Details] Description: This brief surveys research on the economic effects of state film tax credits and analyzes the Governor's proposal to extend California's film tax credit for five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4713

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

Aug 8, 2019 - The agreement would expire July 1, 2023, meaning that it would be in effect for four years. The agreement includes provisions with effects on the state ’s budget in five fiscal years (from the current year —2019 ‑20 —through 2023 ‑2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - Landlord s cannot increase rent by more than 5  percent plus inflation in a year, or 10  percent, whichever is lower. This applies to most housing that is more than 15 years old. This law lasts until January 1, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2020 - California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details] California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals Format: HTML Description: To help address the state’s large budget deficit as estimated in June 2020, the 2020-21 budget package deferred a substantial amount of General Fund payments to schools and the California Community Colleges (CCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4307

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - D ue to high driver turnover, the total number who drive each year is higher —likely between 800,000 and 950,000. Though hourly pay varies and is difficult to estimate, most drivers probably make between $11 and $16 per hour, on average, after covering vehi cle expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

The 2020-21 Budget: Expanding the Minimum Franchise Tax Exemption

Mar 23, 2020 - About 25  p ercent of new companies do not file a timely corporate tax return in their first year of business. We are concerned that the exemption itself may be confusing new companies that might infer that they are not required to file a tax return because they are exempt from the minimum franchise tax in their first year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4207

July 2021 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Aug 20, 2021 - The local government sector also had a big jump in seasonally adjusted jobs, as most schools went into the month with low staffing levels and as such had many fewer layoffs than usual for July.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/686

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity

Oct 17, 2019 - Federal CT laws define a small business as a corporation or a partnership with a corporate partner that has annual gross receipts under $25  million. The changes in state law conform to federal changes regarding the definition of a small business made in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4100