California New Car Registrations: August 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 7, 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/840

California New Car Registrations: August 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 7, 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/840

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - CalHFA would use the proceeds from these bond issuances to offer a second mortgage of up to 17  percent of a home ’s sales price to persons meeting specified requirements and buying specified homes, as described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - The ratio of monthly quits and monthly layoffs can also shed light on the state 's labor market. The labor market is tight when quits are high and layoffs are low, as was the case in 2021 and 2022 during the so-called "Great Resignation " when worker demand was very high and many workers found higher wages by changing jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - The ratio of monthly quits and monthly layoffs can also shed light on the state 's labor market. The labor market is tight when quits are high and layoffs are low, as was the case in 2021 and 2022 during the so-called "Great Resignation " when worker demand was very high and many workers found higher wages by changing jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

The right to boycott or engage in other activities to express opposition to the policies of the state of Israel toward Palestinians. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Such actions can be an expression of the constitutional right to free speech. At the same time, such actions can be challenged for violating the constitutional right to equal protection under law or being discriminatory in nature.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Members of the publi c can take part in this process to challenge the insurer ’s request and can be paid for doing so. Finally, CDI decides to approve, change, or deny the request. CDI often approves a smaller rate increase than requested by the insurer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-012

Nonprofit safety net health clinic expenses. [Ballot]

Sep 22, 2025 - The state would return part of this penalty payment later if the clinic meets two conditions to become compliant: (1)  the clinic can prove that it has started spending at least 90  percent of its revenue on mission-related expenses, and (2)  the clinic has a state-approved plan to spend the returned funds on mission-related expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-008

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Bradley-Burns revenue generally goes to the location a retailer designates as the “place of sale, ” which can differ from where the product is actually delivered to the customer, such as often occurs with online purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

California New Car Registrations: July 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 9, 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/837