Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Typically, UC borrows some funds from its Short-Term Investment Pool (STIP) to issue home loans. STIP holds cash from tuition, fees, state funds, and other revenues. UC places these funds in safe, short-term investments so it can generate interest until the funds are spent for university purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 24, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5085

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (Separate from the funding for DOJ, the budget provides $3  million on an ongoing basis from various special funds to the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, and the State Water Resources Board specifically for legal activities responding to environmental actions taken by the federal government.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - This is higher than the current commercial tax rate ($2.25 per ‑member, per ‑month) and lower than the current Medi ‑Cal tax rate ($274 per ‑member, per ‑month). Increased Costs for Health Care Consumers … Though health plans would pay the higher commercial tax, plans likely would try to pass on most or all of the cost of the tax onto their members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget package allows affordable housing developers funded by HCD to access and reinvest equity in their affordable housing projects in order to finance further investments in other affordable housing projects, subject to specified limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - In some years, the state could face add itional cost pressures to provide money to schools to offset their revenue losses. Effects on County Administrative Costs. County governments administer the property tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5082

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains. These types of income are closely tied to the stock market and therefore go up and down a lot from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5075

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4 [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5076