Legislative Analyst’s Office – Page 6

California Facing $25 Billion Budget Shortfall Next Year

November 16, 2022 4:46 pmNovember 17, 2022 8:19 pm

A Legislative Analyst’s Office report released on Wednesday found that California revenue is $41 billion below expectations, likely resulting in a massive $25 billion shortfall in the upcoming 2023-2024 state budget. The LAO recommends lawmakers start cutting the budget when...

Biden Energy Secretary Granholm to Visit So Cal to Tour Electric Truck Dealership During Heat Wave

August 31, 2022 2:52 pmAugust 31, 2022 2:58 pm

Thursday and Friday U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Southern California to tour the site of one of the first electrified truck dealerships in America. Secretary Granholm just happens to be visiting California during such an “extreme...

California to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Vehicles in just 13 Years

August 25, 2022 8:29 am

In California politics, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, and they don’t seem to care. California will ban the sale of all gas powered vehicles in the state in just 13 years, replacing then with electric...

Senate Votes Down Amendment to Bill To Make Human Trafficking a Serious, Violent Felony

August 23, 2022 2:30 amAugust 22, 2022 8:51 pm

The California Senate rejected new amendments made by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) to Assembly Bill 2167 on Monday, rejecting that human trafficking should be considered a serious and violent felony. AB 2167, authored by Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and...

LAO Report Details Astounding Failures within Newsom Admin’s Unemployment Department

August 9, 2022 7:11 amAugust 10, 2022 11:40 am

A new report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office details astounding failures and errors within Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Employment Development Department (EDD), including payments that were delayed for 5 million workers and improperly denied for likely 1 million more. “The department’s phone...

$1B Annual Public School Arts/Music Funding Proposition On Nov. 2022 Ballot

July 7, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 10:21 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirmed on Wednesday that there will only be 7 statewide propositions on the November, the fewest since 2014, including the first school arts funding proposition, to reach a statewide ballot in California. According to...

The Abundance Choice, Part 9: Can Reservoirs be Part of the Solution?

June 1, 2022 2:30 amJune 2, 2022 7:02 am

In May 1957, Harvey Banks, then director of the California Dept. of Water Resources, submitted “The California Water Plan” to the governor and state legislature. On page 14 of part one of this comprehensive document, Table 3 depicts what Banks and his...