Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems - Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems [Video]

Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems - Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems [Video] Search LAO Videos Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems November 11, 2009 In this four-minute video, analyst Erika Li summarizes the LAO report Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems .
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Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics

Mar 23, 2017 - For example, LA  2024 will use funding from the IOC to hire contractors to make temporary improvements to venues, those contractors will buy supplies, and their employees will buy groceries and other goods and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3622

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - This limited inventory —a consequence of many factors including too little home building and an aging population —has driven up the price of housing in California and made the home buying experience more difficult for many.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

The 2017-18 Budget: Military Department

Feb 10, 2017 - (A purchase option is a mechanism used to reserve land for future purchase, in order to prevent others from buying the land.) The land was proposed to be the site of a new consolidated headquarters building that would house all headquarters staff and meet federal security requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3555

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - The SBA cannot forgive PPP loans without documentation and cannot forgive amounts that are used for ineligible purposes, such as to buy inventory or equipment. (Amounts not forgiven will be treated as a regular five-year loan with a 1 percent interest rate.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

July 2017 Update: Los Angeles’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics

Jul 6, 2017 - Put simply, due to the time value of money, $250 million from the state will buy less stuff in 2028 than it would in 2024. 2028 Opportunities and Challenges. Los Angeles officials are focused on winning the 2024 Games.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3695