California Legislative Analyst (LAO) Archives

California Borrowed $20.5 Billion From Feds For State Unemployment Payments

May 28, 2021 2:40 amMay 27, 2021 6:52 pm

Not many Californians know that California borrowed $20,501,188,129 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment claims. This loan will be repaid by the state and California employers. The California Legislative Analyst’s Office issued a report Wednesday about this loan...

Who Gave Gov. Newsom the Power to Decide Which Jobs Are Essential?

November 28, 2020 4:12 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:03 am

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest half-baked coronavirus lockdown orders, Los Angeles County issued another stay-at-home lockdown order Friday, jerking around businesses in-and-out of “essential” and “non-essential” status: you can still shop at the mall, ride public transit, get your nails...

California’s Ballot Initiative Transparency Act

November 7, 2020 7:10 amNovember 9, 2020 11:22 am

In 2014, then Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg authored SB 1253, which was enacted in late September as Chapter 697. Section 1 of the bill established the act as the “Ballot Initiative Transparency Act.” Section 2 of the bill...

After Locking Down CA Biz Again, Gov. Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring July ‘Small Business Month’

July 8, 2020 1:06 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom just issued a proclamation declaring July 2020, as “California for All Small Business Month.” Yet just last week, ahead of weekend Independence Day celebrations, he ordered beaches closed, ordered the closures of restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Latest COVID Restrictions To Dictatorial Levels

July 6, 2020 5:40 am

Last week just ahead of weekend Independence Day celebrations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issues an order declaring there would be no singing or chanting in churches in the state, no 4th of July parties or fireworks, and the state’s beaches...

What Autocrat, Dictator or Tyrant has Ever Willingly Given Up One-Man Rule?

May 25, 2020 2:10 amMay 25, 2020 6:54 am

The Legislature recessed and left town, leaving Californians with Gov. Newsom and his newly found powers. Under California’s state-of-emergency rules, on March 4, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom was the first governor to declare a...

Gov. Newsom Reappoints Green Power CEO to CA Grid Operator Board

March 10, 2020 3:03 pmMarch 10, 2020 3:17 pm

Gov. Newsom recently re-appointed Angelina Galiteva to the Board of Governors of the California power grid operator – Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) – even though she is CEO of a solar systems company and advocates “the end of cheap energy.” ...