Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: The Governor's Tax Proposal

A number of measures suggest that California's current tax burden is about average when com pared to other states. The p roposal will not change this result dramatically. How much of a stimulative effect this decreased tax burden will have on California's economy is open to debate.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/pt5-a1.html

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget BillJudiciary and Criminal Justice, Departmental Issues Part I

Strong evidence of the "Three Strikes " link can be found in the abrupt decline in new admissions of civil addicts to the prison system. During the year leading up to legislative enactment of the "Three Strikes " law (May 1993 to April 1994), 245 civil addicts per month were being received by the CDC.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/crim_justice_depts1-b_anal97.html

^[PDF] LAO 1999 Perspectives and Issues: SHIFTING GEARS, RETHINKING PROPERTY TAX SHIFT RELIEF

The top section of Figure 2 dis- plays measures that were more closely linked to the property tax shift, such as Proposition 172 and trial court reforms. The lower section of Fig- ure 2 includes changes that, while not as closely linked to the shift, were notably influenced by the Legislature’s concern about the diminished fiscal condition of local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/1999_pandi/part5c/part5c_shifting-gears_pandi99.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1999 Budget Analysis: General Government Chapter

The Legislature di- rected DOIT, in supplemental report language, to develop a data center siting and configuration plan by January 1, 1999, including a schedule Department of Information Technology F - 79 Legislative Analyst’s Office and budget for siting and configuration of the state’s data centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/general_govt/gen_govt_anl99.pdf

LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill Resources Departmental Issues 1

Using crews fro m other correctional facilities could continue to provide CDFFP with low cost labor at the nurseries in addition to providing additional work slots for minimum security inmates. Th e CDC should also report at budget hearings as to any restrictions on the movement of inmates at work sites that could limit their effectiveness in the nursery.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/resources/resources_depts1_anl99.html

2000 Budget Analysis: CJ Mentally Ill

The CDC indicates that it intends to refer dual-diagnosis parolees to separate programs providing such services, but it is not clear that there are sufficient program slots for th em or that mixing mentally ill parolees with offenders who are not mentally ill will be effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/crim_justice/cj_2_cc_mentally_ill_anl00.htm

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Licensing and Certification Reform Proposals

The department also plans to expand its capacity to accept payments online. This proposal will allow the division to process the current workload and expand it s electronic payment capability without hiring additional staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/health_ss/hss_03_anl06.html

^[PDF] Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, Judicial and Criminal Justice Chapter

This cost-sharing arrangement could allow local jurisdictions to have the proposed com- munity beautification work done at a lower cost than they might otherwise pay, while resulting (together with the offsetting bed savings) in no net increase in state General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/crim_justice/crimjust_anl08.pdf

^[PDF] Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter

The department proposes to spend $13.5 mil- lion from the General Fund to complete the state’s General Fund com- mitment to the QSA. Of the $13.5 million, $11.2 million is proposed for a project to increase storage through “conjunctive use,” that is, a combination of groundwater and surface water storage management.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/resource_anl08.pdf

^[PDF] 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: General Government

While the state currently assesses fees for some services related to increasing tax com- pliance, we have identified two circumstances where fees are not currently assessed or do not cover the cost of services provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/general_govt/gengov_anl09.pdf