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

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2025 - Increases Contents Coverage Payouts in the Event of Total Loss. If a homeowner experiences a “total loss, ” like their home burning down, an insurer must pay for the full amount for covered personal belongings without requiring a detailed list of the belongings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-020

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

Oct 24, 2025 - According to the administration, these deficits are primarily due to spending on lump sum retirement payouts, workers ’ compensation, security staff overtime, and contract specialty medical services. $11.8  million increase due to modifications to the funding formula for the Community Corrections Performance Incentives Fund grant —commonly known as the SB  678 grant program
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP identified some specific behavioral changes that can occur when a DROP is offered that can affect the cost of the benefit including (1)  members might postpone retirement longer due to the financial advantages of DROP, (2)  the member might make the decision to enter DROP and the decision of their final retirement date to coincide with personal financial goals or market conditions, and (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes CalHHS Language Access CalHHS proposes to use GenAI technology to translate their departments ’ content into multiple languages to improve language access for state residents. 1 Caltrans Traffic Mobility Insights Caltrans proposes to use GenAI technology to analyze significant amounts of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

College of the Law, San Francisco Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 27, 2025 - In 2025-26, the Governor's budget includes a $10.1 million ongoing augmentation for university bond debt service for the McAllister Tower renovation project. b Consists of income from scholarly publications, investment income, overhead and internal transfers, fee revenue, and carryover. c Includes revenue derived from the school's housing, parking, dining, and student health service programs, as
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/916

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - After every fatal crash, law enforcement agencies determine which type of traffic violation was the “primary collision factor ” leading to the crash. As noted above, many factors can contribute to crashes, some of which fit neatly into this framework and some of which do not.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945