The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - Although the underlying technologies that enabled the legacy 911 system stayed (relatively) constant for a period, the advent and diffusion of IP ‑based technologies invite a more dynamic view. In other words, at least theoretically, an IP ‑enabled 911 system has the technological capacity to incorporate new and innovative features, applications, data, software, and hardware.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Rather, language specifies that IP-CANS assessments will be the tool used to inform rates. (Under current policies, CANS assessments are completed as part of the Child and Family Team [CFT] process.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - To assess the level of need, permanent rates will use the Integrated Practice Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (IP-CANS) assessment tool, together with a classification model, to place youth into one of four tiers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 13, 2023 - Instead, our ex ercise seeks to determine what current economic and revenue data can tell us about future revenues . That information currently is telling us to expect revenues to come in even weaker than the May Revision anticipates during the budget window.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/774

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 24, 2025 - The data do not tell us who received each donation. Some patients likely received more than one donation in 2024, so this total likely overstates the number of distinct patients. For example, if a patient received six donations in 2024, then the transaction total includes that person six times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5059

Monthly Jobs Report (December) [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2022 - Monthly Jobs Report (December) [EconTax Blog] Chas Alamo What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?   Payroll Employment Now Lower Than it Was a Year Ago.  According to the monthly business survey shown below, the state lost 1,700 jobs in December.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/755

Monthly Jobs Report (December) [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2022 - Monthly Jobs Report (December) [EconTax Blog] Chas Alamo What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?   Payroll Employment Now Lower Than it Was a Year Ago.  According to the monthly business survey shown below, the state lost 1,700 jobs in December.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/755

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104