Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Gender of Head of Household Disproportionate Share of CalWORKs Families Had Female Heads of Household. As shown in Figure   14 , almost 90   percent of CalWORKs heads of household were women in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Head Start. Many schools and community ‑based organizations operate Head Start —a school readiness program for children ages three to five. The program is targeted to families living below the poverty line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - The ARP expands the credit for 2021: For single filers with income of up to $75,000 ($112,500 for heads of household, $150,000 for joint filers), the maximum credit rises to $3,600 for dependents from ages 0 to 5 and $3,000 for dependents ages 6 to 17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - These studies recommended that the SBE (1)  become an advisory body or sounding board for the Governor and the head of CDE, and (2)  perform limited policymaking duties when explicitly directed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Notably, however, families headed by a single mother are much more likely to be CalWORKs ‑eligible than those headed by a single father despite these families having similar poverty rates. In reviewing the data, this appears to be because families headed by single mothers are about twice as likely to report zero outside income as those headed by single fathers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

California's Cooling Housing Market [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2022 - While it is difficult to say where housing markets will head next, a return to the trends of the last two years is very unlikely. The Fed has signaled a resolve to maintain its recent shift to more restrictive monetary policy for the foreseeable future.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/749

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - The measure increases the renters ’ tax credit to $1,000 per year for single renters that earn $200,000 or less annually and $2,000 per year for married couples and heads of households that earn $400,000 or less an nually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-032

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - The measure increases the renters ’ tax credit to $1,000 per year for single renters and $2,000 per year for married couples and heads of households. These amounts would be increased annually by 2 percent or the ra te of inflation, whichever is lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Additionally, some counties note that child welfare staff and/or staff of partner organizations already use MI or similar models and have achieved positive results, making MI the most straight forward to implement of the state ’s ten selected options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106