California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - According to the monthly business survey, the state added 4,000 jobs in August and the July report was revised down from +15,000 to -300. With net job losses over the past three months, the state 's labor market remains soft and has perhaps weakened slightly.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - According to the monthly business survey, the state added 4,000 jobs in August and the July report was revised down from +15,000 to -300. With net job losses over the past three months, the state 's labor market remains soft and has perhaps weakened slightly.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - There also are a number of other refiners in the United States that currently produce RD and could, with the purchase of some ad ditional equipment, be converted to produce SAF in addition to, or instead of, RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - This incentive amount is quite modest given current vehicle costs, which average about $50,000 for new vehicles and $25,000 for used vehicles. (ZEVs typically cost several thousand dollars more to purchase than conventional vehicles).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - As shown in Figure 2 below, car registrations tracked inflation-adjusted ( “real ”) taxable sales quite closely from 1990 to 2006. Since the 2007-2009 Great Recession, however, the two indicators have moved rather differently.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Additionally, the statutorily permissible uses of the fund are quite broad. Specifically, the DROS Special Account may generally be used to offset DOJ ’s reasonable costs of firearm-related regulatory and enforcement activities pertaining to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159