Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - The 1990s and 2000s had seen a proliferation of similar credits in other states and countries, which led to policymakers voicing concerns about projects choosing to film in jurisdictions with generous incentives instead of in Hollywood, often referred to as “runaway productions. ” The tax credit has been extended and  expanded three times since its inception, currently allowing $330  million in tax credits to be allocated per year.
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Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - By most measures, the recession of the early 1990s was more severe than the dot ‑com bust in the early 2000s. For example, unemployment in California reached 9. 7  p ercent in mid ‑ to late ‑1992, but peaked at 6. 9  p ercent after the dot ‑com bust.
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Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Updating the California Necessities Index Criteria In our search for a replacement for the CNI, we first restrict our attention to options that meet two  requirements. Feasibility. First, new measures must be calculable using publicly available data that is published in a timely manner.
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The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - The typical PE ratio since 1990 is 21 (19 if the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s is excluded). Similar to the price-to-earnings ratio, the home price-to-rent ratio is used to gauge if home prices are in line with underlying demand for housing.
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The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Subsidized employment programs (often known as transitional employment) aim to increase employment among target populations by simultaneously (1)  providing training and job search services to workers and (2)  prioritizing jobs for participants or lowering costs through employer subsidies.
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Income Mobility in California Across Generations - Income Mobility in California Across Generations [Video]

Income Mobility in California Across Generations - Income Mobility in California Across Generations [Video] Search LAO Videos Income Mobility in California Across Generations January 4, 2017 In these three short videos, Fiscal & Policy Analyst Ann Hollingshead highlights some of the concepts and findings in the LAO report  Income Mobility in California Across Generations .   
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Income Mobility in California Across Generations - Income Mobility from the Top, Middle, and Bottom [Video]

Income Mobility in California Across Generations - Income Mobility from the Top, Middle, and Bottom [Video] Search LAO Videos Income Mobility in California Across Generations January 4, 2017 In these three short videos, Fiscal & Policy Analyst Ann Hollingshead highlights some of the concepts and findings in the LAO report  Income Mobility in California Across Generations .   
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Income Mobility in California Across Generations - How Can Place Influence Mobility? [Video]

[Video] Search LAO Videos Income Mobility in California Across Generations January 4, 2017 In these three short videos, Fiscal & Policy Analyst Ann Hollingshead highlights some of the concepts and findings in the LAO report  Income Mobility in California Across Generations .   
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Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Receipts Vary [Video]

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Receipts Vary [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California’s Property Taxes November 29, 2012 In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California 's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's report "Understanding California 's Property Taxes. " To
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Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Distribution Concerns [Video]

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Distribution Concerns [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California’s Property Taxes November 29, 2012 In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California 's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's report "Understanding California 's Property
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