The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - This is a decrease of $812  million, or about 42  percent, from current-year estimated expenditures. This decrease primarily reflects $851  million in one-time funding provided in 2017 ‑18 to construct the new Natural Resources and O Street Buildings, as mentioned below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2018-19 Budget: State Treasurer’s Office

Jan 31, 2018 - This is a decrease of about $6.6  million, or about 16  percent, from current-year estimated expenditures. This decrease is largely because the budget-year costs associated with STO ’s ongoing information technology (IT) project, Debt Management System II, are not reflected in the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3737

Continuing Concerns With Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We withhold recommendation on SOS’s HAVA expenditures pending the submittal of detailed justifications. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1409

Voter Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2018 - Voter Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3773

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - This amount represents a net decrease of $ 26   m illion ( 35   p ercent) from estimated current ‑year expenditures. This decrease is primarily due to the expiration of $27. 5   m illion in one ‑time grants to museums and cultural institutions provided in the 2019 ‑20 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - In California, many cities and counties find that housing developments lead to more local costs than offsetting tax revenues. This is because these properties do not produce sales or hotel tax revenues directly and the state ’s cities and counties typically receive only a small portion of the revenue collected from the property tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - In our view this does not allow for sufficient legislative oversight of the expenditure of these funds. In analogous situations where there is uncertainty about the level of midyear resources that will be provided, it is a standard practice for the Director of DOF to send a notification letter to the JLBC 30 days prior to the release of such funds in order to facilitate
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 12, 2020 - George, Elihu Harris, and Ronald Reagan buildings) and $23.6 million is for fire alarm systems at five state facilities (the Edmund Brown, Van Nuys, Justice, Library and Courts II, and Franchise Tax Board Campus buildings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4157

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

Jul 6, 2017 - For example, the Governor could specify officials in the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to confer as needed with IOC or LA 2024 officials on any Games-related state tax policy issues that are identified in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3695

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2017 - Additionally, the Legislature will need to determine the staff and other resources to provide to the various agencies charged with regulating and taxing the cannabis industry. We recommend the Legislature (1) work with the administration to enact legislation to align the regulation of medical and nonmedical cannabis to the maximum extent possible, (2) make its decisions on the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3556