The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Changes made to the program in 2018 likely explain much of this trend. Specifically, the 2018 budget package: Removed a requirement that 25  percent of credits be reserved for businesses with less than $2  million in annual revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - Tax and economic development lessons from state motion picture incentive programs. ” The American Review of Public Administration 48.1 (2018): 33 ‑51. Thom, Michael. “Time to yell “cut? ” An evaluation of the California Film and Production Tax Credit for the motion picture industry. ” California Journal of Politics and Policy 10.1 (2018).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In 2018-19, the tax program had 75.6 filled positions, and the licensing program had 64.3 filled positions. In 2023-24, these programs had 53.2 and 41.9 filled positions, respectively. CDTFA has provided two explanations for this decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - GO-Biz Spending Proposals Do Not Clear High Bar. While both of these spending proposals could have some benefits, our assessment is that these benefits do not clear the high bar that should be set for new spending in the current fiscal environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - From 2015-2018, according to a rigorous third-party evaluation , LA:RISE participants had higher earnings and employment while working at an ESE but did not see long-term benefits after the transitional job ended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - In contrast, ZEBs run on electricity or hydrogen and do not produce tailpipe emissions. The main purposes of policies that pro mote ZEB adoption are to reduce GHGs and other air pollution. Requires Transit Agencies to Buy ZEBs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

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

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Our 2018 r eport, Assessing California’s Climate Policies: An Overview , provides a conceptual overview of the potential economic effects of state GHG reduction policies and explains key economic concepts and the challenges in estimating the overall effects of the policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - From 2011 through 2018, California businesses paid the federal surcharge to repay the loan principal while the General Fund made a total of $1.4  billion in interest payments. After Great Recession, Tax Rates Declined, Worsening an Already Poor Position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943