California Housing Affordability Tracker (2nd Quarter 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Perhaps even more importantly for a first-time home buyer, a bottom-tier home in California is now about 32  percent more expensive than a mid-tier home in the rest of the U.S. —a gap that has widened over the last decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (2nd Quarter 2024) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Perhaps even more importantly for a first-time home buyer, a bottom-tier home in California is now about 32  percent more expensive than a mid-tier home in the rest of the U.S. —a gap that has widened over the last decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The spending plan provides SCO $98.2  million General Fund and 35 positions (32 permanent positions and three limited-term positions) in 2022-23 to complete project planning through CDT ’s PAL process and start project development and implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Recent legislation directed the Legislature and administration to work collaboratively to consider changes in how the state organizes, delivers, and funds special education, with the overarching intent to improve outcomes. With this report, we aim to inform these fiscal and policy conversations by providing an overview of special education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Overview of Special Education in California [Publication Details]

Nov 6, 2019 - Recent legislation directed the Legislature and administration to work collaboratively to consider changes in how the state organizes, delivers, and funds special education, with the overarching intent to improve outcomes. With this report, we aim to inform these fiscal and policy conversations by providing an overview of special education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4110

2022-23 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2021 - For example, withholding collections so far in 2021-22 have been 22 percent above the same months in 2020-21 and 32 percent above the same mo nths in 2019-20. Similarly, September 2021 estimated income tax payments were up more than 50 percent over September 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/712

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Oct 3, 2022 - TBL refers to trailer bill language contained in Chapter 53 of 2022 (AB 182, Committee on Budget), Chapter 54 of 2022 (AB 183, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), or Chapter 572 of 2022 (AB 190, Committee on Budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/622

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Called on residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 15 percent (relative to 2020 levels) in summer 2021. 2022 Chapter 679 (SB 1157, Hertzberg) Made amendments to AB 1668, including tightening indoor residential water use standards used in water use objectives. 2023 Chapter 849 (AB 1572, Friedman) Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on CII landscapes, phasing in the prohibition from 2027 to 2031.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: May 2023 [EconTax Blog]

May 23, 2023 - AB 195 established a “baseline ” level of annual funding for these programs and included some mechanisms intended to maintain funding at the baseline. Most notably, AB 195 appropriated $150 million General Fund to backfill funding shortfalls if cannabis revenues came in lower than expected in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/776

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The spending plan also provides $10  million in 2022-23 ($8  million ongoing) and 29 positions to implement legislation enacted in 2021 related to community wildfire preparation and mitigation, including Chapter  225 (AB  9, Wood), Chapter  375 (AB  642, Friedman), and Chapter  382 (SB  63, Stern).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633