Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - In those cases, the county and city each receives 27.5 cents per $500. Counties and cities can use revenues from documentary transfer taxes for any governmental purpose. All counties in California, except for one, impose a documentary transfer tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Mar 5, 2024 - Counties generally provide these services to people with low incomes and severe mental illnesses. A Tax on People With High Incomes Helps to Pay for County Mental Health Services. Counties receive roughly $10  billion to $13  billion per year in statewide taxes and federal money to provide mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2024

Property taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2023 - Effects on County Administrative Costs. County governments administer the property tax. The measure ’s changes could affect counties ’ costs to do so. The net effect on county administrative costs is unclear, but likely would not exceed the low tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-005

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Counties Manage the Property Tax. County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners and collect payments. County auditors distribute tax revenue to local governme nts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - Potential Impact on State and Local Tax Revenues. The measure could result in some increase in tax revenue, as people selling psilocybin or providing related services could begin doing so legally under state law and therefore pay sales and personal income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

Proposition 15 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Unlike land and buildings, business equipment is taxed based on how much it could be sold for today. Counties Manage the Property Tax.   County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=15&year=2020

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - If cities or counties create new rent control laws or expand existing ones, local rent boards would have increased costs. For communities where rent control laws expand automatica lly, costs also could increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

Proposition 19 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Counties Manage the Property Tax.   County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners. County auditors distribute tax revenue to local governments. Statewide, counties spend about $800  million each year on these activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=19&year=2020

California Children’s Services (CCS) program. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2023 - For example, the state could not use county funds to support the financial assistance program or the increased payments to providers. The state also could not support the measure ’s costs using money from a state tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-029

Proposition 25 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - These resources would likely be redirected to other county activities. Impact on State and Local Tax Revenues. This proposition would impact both state and local tax revenues. On the one hand, it would reduce state and local tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=25&year=2020