California New Car Registrations: June 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 29, 2025 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/835

California New Car Registrations: June 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 29, 2025 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/835

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - (Under the policy, the state continues to make pay-as-you-go payments from the General Fund for benefits received by retirees.) The money contributed by the state and employees to prefund the benefit is put in a trust fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Under current program rules, workers can qualify for SIBTF benefits even if the pre ‑existing condition does not interact with (or worsen the impact of) the work injury. The Legislature could instead require that pre ‑existing conditions make the new injury worse or render the worker substantially less employable than they would have been without the pre ‑existing condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

California New Car Registrations: May 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 9, 2025 - Despite those tariffs, however, new car prices still were holding steady through May. Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/834

California New Car Registrations: May 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 9, 2025 - Despite those tariffs, however, new car prices still were holding steady through May. Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/834

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - Charter cities (and counties) are still subject to the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, the California Constitution, and state laws regarding matters of statewide concern. Of California ’s 483 cities, about one-quarter are charter cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - Charter cities (and counties) are still subject to the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, the California Constitution, and state laws regarding matters of statewide concern. Of California ’s 483 cities, about one-quarter are charter cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-005

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

Jun 27, 2025 - (Under the policy, the state continues to make pay-as-you-go payments for benefits received by retirees.) The money contributed by the state and employees to prefund the benefit is put in a trust fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - (Under the policy, the state continues to make pay-as-you-go payments for benefits received by retirees.) The money contributed by the state and employees to prefund the benefit is put in a trust fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061