DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - Transaction Costs Vary by Service Channel. Each service channel requires different levels of costs. Service channels that require more personnel, time, materials, or infrastructure are more expensive than others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - As shown in Figure  1, we categorize federal funding according to the two major channels through which they reach Californians. These channels are: Payments to Public Entities. Payments to governments and other public entities are shown on the right side of Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

Why is Venture Capital Funding a Useful Economic Indicator? [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2021 - Over the longer term, VC funding can significantly impact state revenue through another channel: initial public stock offerings (IPOs) of privately held firms. When a firm goes public through an IPO, its owners and employees will typically realize large gains from stock options, and these gains are taxable as ordinary income under state and federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/626

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - The Legislature has prioritized port issues through nonbudgetary channels as well, such as by convening the Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement for two hearings, one on congestion (November 2021) and another on the impact of port congestion on agriculture (February 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - For example, the Kopta Slough project would restore a river channel and remove rock revetment, ultimately leading to restoration of 170 acres of salmon rearing habitat on the Sacramento River. Similarly, the Crow ’s Landing project would restore a floodplain and provide 270 acres of salmon habitat in the San Joaquin River basin.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

An Analysis of University Reserves

Nov 10, 2020 - At CSU, total core reserves (committed and uncommitted combined) at the end of 2019-20 ranged from less than one month of expenditures at the Fresno campus to six months of expenditures at the Channel Islands campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4295

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - First, what is the main channel through which high inflation affects the state’s budget condition? Second, how exposed is the state’s cost structure to the effects of high inflation? The broader concerns related to inflation also give rise to an important question from the opposite direction: Should the Legislature consider whether its policy choices will influence the level or direction of inflation in the economy?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - CSU Channel Islands, the most recently constructed CSU campus (opened in 2002), anticipated enrollment to grow to 12,000 FTE students by 2020, but its peak to date has been only roughly half that amount (6,406 FTE students in 2019).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - This funding will support construction of permanent barriers in three channels in the southern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with operable gates to control the flow of water. This project, which is expected to be completed by 2029, has been identified by the state and federal governments as a way to control salinity, improve water quality, and allow free fish passage in these south Delta channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Three additional projects totaling 1,022  acres are under construction or about to start construction —a pilot project to create fish habitat, a project to preserve and enhance wetlands, and a project to restore several stranded channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859