Cal Facts 2002: Economy

Almost four-fifths of foreign-born Californians live in the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles (5.1 million) or San Francisco (1.9 million). About half of foreign-born Californians are from Latin America, while another third are from Asia.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/cal_facts/econ.html

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - As a result, many are choosing to stay put, significantly limiting the number of homes available for sale in the state 's tight housing market.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - As a result, many are choosing to stay put, significantly limiting the number of homes available for sale in the state 's tight housing market.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

1998 Cal Facts California's Economy

During the same time period, the conclusion of the cold war resulted in a 200,000 job decline in California’s aerospace industry. These two developments explain much of the divergent economic trends between Northern and Southern California in the 1990s.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1998_calfacts/98calfacts_economy.html

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The result was a deeper and more protracted revenue decline than the state experienced during the broader financial crisis and related recession. This dynamic may be especially notable today. The current run-up in stock prices is similarly concentrated in Silicon Valley technology companies, raising the risk of an outsized revenue loss if that market corrects sharply.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The result was a deeper and more protracted revenue decline than the state experienced during the broader financial crisis and related recession. This dynamic may be especially notable today. The current run-up in stock prices is similarly concentrated in Silicon Valley technology companies, raising the risk of an outsized revenue loss if that market corrects sharply.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

Nov 19, 2025 - In the same month, the average prices per metric ton of marine gas oil in the Americas and in the Asia-Pacific region were $837 and $786, respectively. Maritime Fuel Deliveries. To estimate California deliveries of residual fuel oil (a major type of maritime fuel), we combine data from a couple of sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5094

Updating the California Necessities Index [Publication Details]

Aug 14, 2025 - The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool. Choose your language:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5065

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - These changes likely would result in one-time costs in the millions of dol lars or more, with somewhat smaller ongoing cost increases. Summary of Fiscal Effects. Annual property tax losses for cities, counties, and special districts of around $150  million in the near term, growing over time to $1 billion or more per year (in today ’s dollars).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-013

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Therefore, using the CA CPI ‑U or CA CPI ‑W to adjust payments would likely result in significantly different benefit increases in some years relative to the CNI. Small Tweaks to CNI Lead to Only Small Differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065