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

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

Sep 30, 2025 - California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog] California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness September 30, 2025 Chas Alamo Recap: What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

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

Sep 30, 2025 - California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog] California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness September 30, 2025 Chas Alamo Recap: What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?  
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 - The measure specifies education institutions may still adopt regulations for how, when, and where individuals exercise their rights to freedom of speech and assembly. However, the measure specifies that these restrictions must be content-neutral —including being narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest and not applied in a discriminatory or arbitrary manner that suppresses or burdens BDS activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - CDI could undo the rates only if they show one or more of the following: There is not a competitive market for the specific type of insurance. The new rates would not be enough for the insurer to stay in business.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-012

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q2) [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2025 - Both forecasts assume that this tax hike will reduce the size of the licensed cannabis market. This negative effect, however, likely will offset only a small share of the revenue raised by the tax hike.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/838

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q2) [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2025 - Both forecasts assume that this tax hike will reduce the size of the licensed cannabis market. This negative effect, however, likely will offset only a small share of the revenue raised by the tax hike.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/838

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

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