^[PDF] The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

While California has brought a significant amount of clean resources online in recent years, including wind and solar projects, new resources still will be needed to meet the state’s clean energy goals and satisfy electricity demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4735/Proposed-Energy-Policy-Changes-031023.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) Expansion

. „ In 2022-23, the state is implementing a revamped MCS program that links awards to total cost of attendance and allows Cal Grant recipients to receive awards. Intent Is to Phase in Funding Increases for Revamped Program „ The current funding level covers an estimated 26 percent of each MCS recipient’s remaining cost. „ The revamped program currently is estimated to cost a
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2023/MCS-Expansion-031423.pdf

^[PDF] The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes.

The online petition system at issue in this measure will have some such requirements. Therefore, it may prove difficult for the system to be developed within six months, as this measure could be interpreted to require.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210457.pdf

^[PDF] Overview and Assessment of Higher Education May Revision Proposals

The Legislature could change statute to broaden the definition of instructional materials (such as specifically including technology platforms to deliver online instruction), so districts could spend all of this money.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2020/Overview-of-Higher-Education-May-Revision-Proposals-051920.pdf

^[PDF] Recent Homelessness-Related Augmentations and Oversight

Recently, some state entities have established online dashboards that make information readily available to the Legislature and the public. For example, the Department of Housing and Community Development has developed dashboards for Homekey and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2023/Homelessness-Augmentations-and-Oversight-030723.pdf

^[PDF] The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Proposition 98 Reserve Deposits Linked With Cap on School Districts’ Local Reserves. A state law enacted in 2014 and modified in 2017 sets a cap on local school district reserves after the balance in the Proposition 98 Reserve reaches a certain threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4298/prop98-outlook-111820.pdf

^[PDF] CDPH’s Licensing and Certification of SNFs

. — Publish quarterly metrics online about the volume, timeliness of initiation, timeliness of completion, and disposition of: - Investigation of facility complaints and FRIs. - Investigation of paraprofessionals. - L&C Program vacancy rates and hiring.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Health/2021/Licensing-and-Certification-of-SNFs-100521.pdf

^[PDF] Peace officer use of force.

The measure requires agencies that employ peace officers to prominently display a link on their websites to report officer misconduct and to maintain 24 hour telephone hotlines for the reporting of officer misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210478.pdf

^[PDF] Voting in California.

We estimate that the measure would have the following fiscal effects:  One-time costs to government, in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars or more, likely to be paid at least in part by the state to establish a new statewide online voting system.  Ongoing costs to government, in the range of tens of millions of dollars or more, likely to be paid at least in part by
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210482.pdf

^[PDF] An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

While the dot-com bust of the early 2000s and the Great Recession (2007 through 2009) and related housing bubble bust resulted in sudden and significant slowing and declines in assessed value, the COVID-19 emergency appears—at least so far—to have had a more limited effect on the assessed value of property.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2021/4428/COVID-19-Fiscal-Effects-Local-Gov-051221.pdf