Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - In such cases, the Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services —acting as the fiscal agent for both the state and local governments —coordinates applications for reimbursement through the PA program. Under a national emergency declaration, the PA program typically provides aid for certain types of emergency response-related activities and specific recovery costs (such as debris removal).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - Employees would no longer be able to file PA GA lawsuits in the trial courts, resulting in decreased workload for those types of cases. On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - For tribes offering sports wagering under individual tribal-state compacts or federal gaming regulations, pa yments into these funds would only occur if required by the compact or regulations. Under the measure, monies in TSW-RSTF would be considered tribal revenues that are distributed to federally recognized tribes in the state that either do not operate casinos or ope rate casinos with less than 350 slot machines.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - In combination with other reporting requirements, the State Bar and Legislature would be better positioned to monitor and identify the pa rticular areas where delays are occurring or where operational, procedural, or staffing changes could improve case processing efficiency or quality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655