Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - As another example, consider a fuel supplier that makes advance sales of large amounts of fuel from a sales office. All Bradley-Burns revenue from this transaction would go to the city where the sales office is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements The 2026-27 Budget How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements Recent stock market performance continues to boost income tax collections. In our Fiscal Outlook , we strongly advised the Legislature to treat near-term strength in tax collections as temporary because we expect these gains to reverse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24 [Publication Details]

Sep 16, 2025 - Some of California's local governments offer partial sales tax rebates to try to boost the amount of taxable sales within their borders. In 2023-24, these rebates totaled $140 million. In this post, we describe the distribution of rebate payments across cities and counties. We also examine some economic and demographic characteristics of rebate-paying jurisdictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5074

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5133

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - It also would make lead agency approval of an essential project contingent on having conducted and concluded “good-faith consultation ” with tribes. Judicial Review The proposed initiative would make several changes to the grounds on which an entity can legally challenge an agency ’s approval or authorization of a project and to how the courts review cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated? Each annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of the property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property tax rate is 1.1  percent. In the year a new owner takes over a property, its taxable value typically is its purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated? Each annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of the property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property tax rate is 1.1  percent. In the year a new owner takes over a property, its taxable value typically is its purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

Proposition 33 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - They also can limit how much a landlord may increase rents when a new renter moves in. The proposition itself does not make any changes to existing local rent control laws. Generally, cities and counties would have to take separate actions to change their local laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=33&year=2024

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Annual reduction of $49  million to transportation funding that the state provides to cities and counties for work on their local streets and roads. State transportation funding suballocated to cities and counties for these purposes is projected to be around $3.9  billion annually —meaning this proposal would result in a reduction of about 1   percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - This is because the measure would make it harder for local governments to increase or approve new taxes (due to a higher voting requirement) and would permit fewer types of taxes for local governments to adopt (for example, no longer permitting chart er city-only transfer taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006