Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Local governments, such as cities, counties, and local transit authorities, generally own and operate these agencies. In 2019, passenger fares and fees provided 17  percent of funding for these agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - However, there are some cases where metrics may want to be viewed more broadly. A good example of this is the Black population in California. Based on the figures presented above, the Black population is somewhat overrepresented in California ’s motion picture industry (6.6  percent) compared to their share of the total population (5.5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Furthermore, even some of the counties that have relatively widespread local minimum wages —such as Santa Clara County —contain several cities without such policies. For minimum-wage workers in these cities, housing is even less affordable than the figure would suggest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, the actual data could reflect that firearm purchases are disproportionately higher or lower at certain times of the year —thereby impacting annual revenue estimates. This means that revenues could either be higher or lower than currently projected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Many Cities Have Higher Minimum Wages. Many California cities —and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and San Mateo County —set minimum wages that exceed the $16-per-hour statewide minimum.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Second, the evaluation process includes a quantitative component that rewards providing more jobs and investment per dollar of credit and a qualitative component where GO-Biz staff can potentially identify proposals that would not occur in California, absent the credit, and filter out those that would occur independent of a credit award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The remaining one ‑third goes directly to cities and counties to support local street and road maintenance and rehabilitation. Federal Funding Also Supports Transportation Projects. In addition to state excise tax revenues, the state receives federal fuel excise tax revenue for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since. Tax System Had No Room to Work in the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - When inflation is high, not only does the purchasing power of the grant decline more rapidly, but also the resources required to meet the Legislature’s goal increase faster. Heightens Risks of Project Failure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries

Dec 1, 2021 - Cross-State Purchases of Large Trucks Are Uncommon. Although we could not acquire the data specified by the statute, some data from the Department of Motor Vehicles can help us put the general magnitude of cross-state large truck purchases into perspective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4479