The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - The administration indicates that the high loan amount was to provide financial flexibility in the event that it decided to propose additional expenditures in the future (such as for increased IT costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3556

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Military Department

Feb 10, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $328  million for CMD in 2017-18, which is an increase of $98  million (43  percent) from current-year estimated expenditures. This increase is driven primarily by proposed funding for a new Headquarters Complex, as discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3555

Improving California's Regulatory Analysis

Feb 3, 2017 - For example, the Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO ‑Biz) estimated the economic effects of a regulation to implement the California Competes Tax Credit, which was established by the Legislature and provides up to $200  million in annual tax credits for businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3542

The 2017-18 Budget: California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission

Feb 3, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget for 2017 ‑18 proposes an increase in expenditure authority of $200,000 for CDIAC. CDIAC argues that this funding is necessary to offset personal services expenditures that are taking up an increasing percentage of its budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3546

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 3, 2017 - This is a decrease of $29  million, or about 3  percent, from current-year estimated expenditures. (This excludes $1  billion provided in 2016-17 for state office buildings.) This analysis includes reviews of the following budget proposals for DGS in the Governor ’s 2017-18 budget plan: Building Standards Commission, Exterior Elevated Elements (SB 465) .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3544

The 2017-18 Budget: State Treasurer’s Office

Feb 3, 2017 - This is a decrease of about $1  million, or about 3  percent, from current-year estimated expenditures. Data and Government Transparency Unit Background. The 2015-16 budget provided the STO with five positions and roughly $700,000 on a two-year, limited term basis to establish a Data and Government Transparency Unit, funded by the boards, commissions, and authorities associated with STO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3545

The 2017-18 Budget: California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2017 - In this web post, we recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor’s proposal to increase the CDIAC’s expenditure authority by $200,000. We find that there is insufficient justification for the higher budget expenditure authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3546

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - These private funding sources were needed because Los Angeles voters approved a 1978 measure prohibiting city capital expenditures for the Games that would not be paid back. To offset Games –related operating costs, the city approved a 6  percent Olympic ticket tax (generating $8.7  million) and a 0.5  percent hotel tax surcharge (generating $9  million), which went into effect in 1978.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

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