The 2020-21 Budget: Analyzing UC and CSU Cost Pressures

Dec 18, 2019 - The state also could avoid certain long ‑term capital costs by directing the universities to use their existing facilities more intensively, offer more online instruction, and expand the use of summer term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4127

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - To limit these new costs, rideshare and delivery com panies might hire fewer drivers. These companies also would eventually increase fares and delivery charges to make up for their new costs. Responses by Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4124

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - The negative effects of cannabis appear to be linked in large part to the potency of the products used. Accordingly, a potency ‑based tax is a direct, consistent way to use taxes to discourage harmful use, so it scores well on this criterion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

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https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-025

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - Second, OPR has created a searchable online public database of adaptation and resilience resources —known as the State Adaptation Clearinghouse —including some related to SLR and coastal adaptation. The Clearinghouse includes resources such as local plans, educational materials, policy guidance, data, research, and case studies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

Tempered Expectations

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4122

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - Such analysis allows us to see trends in student outcomes, but we cannot link these outcomes directly with specific strategies grant recipients adopted. As Figure 2 shows, systemwide completion rates in both math and English courses have improved over the past five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

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https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024