The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement The 2024-25 budget package established the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-SERVE) as part of a reorganization of the former Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Be Cautious of Unintended Interactions. Unintended interactions between a new stimulus program and other federal, state, and local programs can reduce its effectiveness. Policymakers should carefully consider these potential interactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - “Interactive: Comparing Wages Within and Across Demographic Groups in the United States. ” Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Dey, Matthew, Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, David Piccone Jr., and John Voorheis (2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Compared to the version 3.0 diversity requirements, the upcoming changes in version 4.0 represent a more significant incentive for production companies to engage in DEIA activities, since 4  percent of the total credit is contingent on enacting and documenting specific initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - These customer interactions can affect workers in a variety of ways. One of the risks of being a “ frontline worker ”—exposure to respiratory disease—became especially salient in the initial years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or possessing them
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $6  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for DMV to fund overtime for 200 Licensing Registration Examiners, as well as the necessary office and support staff, so that field offices with wait times of 30 days or more for commercial drive tests can offer additional testing slots on Saturdays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Feb 28, 2023 - For example, some taxpayers engage in other operations that result in sales tax liability, which allows them to claim additional credits. Similarly, some taxpayers may receive tax credits f or other activities the state aims to encourage (such as research and development) which reduce their tax liability and limit their ability to claim film tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713