MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - …Reflects Regions With Much Higher Wages and Cost of Living Than Where Correctional Officers Work. Wages and the cost of living vary significantly across the state. As Figure  5 shows, the six counties in the study have average wages that are somewhat higher than the statewide average and far above average wages in the six counties with the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Donovan Correctional Facility received payments of up to $10,000 over the course of the two years of the agreement —up to $5,000 in July 2024 and up to $5,000 in July 2025 depending on tenure. The proposed agreement similarly would provide eligible employees at the same institutions up to $10,000 over the first two fiscal years
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As a result, often, salaries are more competitive in regions with lower costs of living, whereas salaries in more expensive regions are less competitive. In contrast, Unit 5 receives salary increases based on labor market trends in counties with high costs of living despite roughly 70 percent of Unit 5 members working in counties that are not included in the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, low ‑income households have less money to purchase and operate air conditioning units during extreme heat events, air filters to moderate wildfire smoke, or back ‑up electricity generators to provide electricity during Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - Unit 19 consists of roughly 5,600 full-time equivalent (FTE) state employees who provide evaluations and assessments of client counseling and consultation or client follow-up service of a health, social, or employment nature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - During the summer of 2020, the state regularly distributed $5  billion in UI benefits per week (for comparison, under normal conditions, the state typically distributes about $100  million per week).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - For example, the annual Unit 5 compensation study is not particularly useful for understanding how Unit 5 compensation compares with the labor market across the state. This is because the compensation study only compares the state to five coastal, high cost-of-living jurisdictions when Unit 5 members work in every county across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773