The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - LA County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposed to eliminate funding for LA County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program. While funding would be eliminated, language authorizing the program would remain in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - These la ws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Proposal This measure makes various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - Figure 1 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package for 2020 ‑21 (In Millions) Project implementation in high ‑risk areas SNC Stewardship of state ‑owned land CDFW Stewardship of state ‑owned land Parks Stewardship of state ‑owned land TC Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program DOC Prescribed fire and hand crews   CalFire CalFire unit fire prevention projects CalFire Ecological
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - State law prior to 2016 did not allow counties or general la w cities to establish such independent redistricting commissions. Some jurisdictions, however, established advisory commissions to recommend new district lines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

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

Feb 28, 2023 - Base: 20% of qualified spending, plus additional: Base: 20% of qualified spending, plus additional: Independent films: 25% 5% of spending outside LA 5% of visual effects 5% to 10% of spending outside LA (up to 30% total) 5% of visual effects Independent films and relocating television: 25% Independent films and relocating television: 25% Other Requirements Complete “career readiness ” requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - These la ws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Proposal This measure makes various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - (Excluding the LA County ‑operated camps, 1,612 people are housed at CalFire ‑operated facilities that have a combined total capacity of 3, 040 —which represents an occupancy rate of just over  50  percent.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - Going forward, we recommend that the Legislature direct the administration to submit to the Legislature a justification for each economic provision of a proposed la bor agreement that (1)  identifies the problem being addressed by the provision and (2)  explains how the provision addresses the problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - Overall, whatever grant goal the Legislature selects and chooses to reflect in la nguage, it will want to consider balancing the long ‑term costs associated with SSP grant increases and annual COLAs with the ability to sustain these costs in future years.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - The department also oversees local enforcement of pesticide use la ws and regulations by County Agricultural Commissioners (CACs) and tests pesticide residues of fresh produce —both of which we discuss in more detail below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592