Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Another way to reduce smoke exposure is to make indoor spaces —such as individual homes, workplaces, schools, or community centers —cleaner . This can be accomplished by taking a variety of actions aimed at reducing the amount of smoke that travels into buildings and filtering the indoor air.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

2022-23 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2021 - Similarly, home prices have grown more than 25 percent since the start of the pandemic. These asset price gains likely have led to considerable increases in capital gains income. Along with this surge in assets prices has com e a significant uptick in initial public offerings of California companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/712

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Mar 4, 2021 - K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]   a Excludes $3.7 billion deferred from 2021-22 to 2022-23. b Includes state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education and other state agencies. c The June 2020 budget plan shifted
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/485

Social media platforms. [Ballot]

Feb 6, 2024 - To create a user account, social media platforms often require users to be 13 years of age or older. Social media platforms differ in their scale and value, with some large platforms hosting billions of users and generating billions of dollars in revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-035

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $200 million General Fund ($400 million total funds) one time to provide incentive payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans to increase the number of students receiving behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4377

Holiday Hiring Sluggish [EconTax Blog]

Jan 3, 2024 - Most added retail hiring occurs in October and November each year. Retail Hiring Sluggish This Holiday Season for Second Year in a Row.  Retail businesses added 56,000 jobs in October and November this year, about two-thirds the average holiday hiring for these two months during the prior ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/792

Holiday Hiring Sluggish [EconTax Blog]

Jan 3, 2024 - Most added retail hiring occurs in October and November each year. Retail Hiring Sluggish This Holiday Season for Second Year in a Row.  Retail businesses added 56,000 jobs in October and November this year, about two-thirds the average holiday hiring for these two months during the prior ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/792

December 2021 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2022 - California ’s growth accounted for 25 percent of the national estimate of 199,000 net jobs gained in December, more than twice its share of the U.S. labor market (11.6 percent of the nation ’s total payroll jobs).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/723

Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Aug 16, 2022 - WASC = Western Association of Schools and Colleges. CSU = California State University. BOG = Board of Governors. CCC = California Community Colleges. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/647

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

Jan 24, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle. The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142