Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Comparing Figure  1 with the 2023 data in Figure  3, white, Black, and Multiple/Other individuals are overrepresented among credit recipients relative to their California population share, while Hispanic/Latino and Asian individuals are  underrepresented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - The number of low-wage workers who are Latino is roughly two and a half times the number who are white, four and a half times the number who are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 18 times the number who are Black.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Comparing places that paid more than $20 per resident to those that paid less, the two groups have a similar share of white residents, but places in the higher-rebate group have fewer Asian/Pacific Islander residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - For Low-Wage Workers, White-Latino Wage Gap Around 20  Percent. As shown in Figure  5, we estimate the wage gap between California ’s white and Latino low-wage workers to be around 20  percent. In other words, we estimate the 10 th percentile hourly wage for white workers to be roughly 20  percent higher than the 10 th percentile hourly wage for Latino workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Figure 4 Summary of Governor ’s Disaster ‑Related Proposals for 2019 ‑20 ( In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - “Counterfactual Decomposition of Changes in Wage Distributions Using Quantile Regression. ” Journal of Applied Econometrics 20: 445-465.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes - A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Video]

A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes - A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes March 20, 2014 In this short video, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Brian Uhler
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The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - This is especially consistent with the 20 18 changes, since professional service firms tend to be classed as “non-tradeable, ” meaning they are often already required to locate near their customer base, and thus tax incentives are unlikely to influence their decision to locate in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves - Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves [Video]

Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves - Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves May 5, 2014 Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discusses the LAO report "Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves. "
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