Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... Programs could also take the form of grants, tax benefits, cost shares, crop insurance or low-interest loan programs, ...
blog post Budget Surplus Divides Californians By Dean Bonner Jun 2, 2022 Jun 2, 2022 ... Last month, Governor Newsom released a $300.7 billion spending plan and announced an estimated $97.5 billion state budget surplus as part of ...
Report Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune May 18, 2022 Cost pressures in California schools affect the efficiency of funding. ... public schools were locally funded—primarily through property taxes—with some ...
Report Equitable State Funding for School Facilities By Julien Lafortune, Niu Gao Mar 14, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 ... The majority of capital funding however, comes from local tax ... general obligation bonds and developer fees (levied by school districts on ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Equitable State Funding for School Facilities By Julien Lafortune, Niu Gao, Mary Severance Mar 14, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 ... ... bonds and developer fees (levied on most forms of new development). ... local tax bases and/or less ability to fund facility projects.
Report Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes By Julien Lafortune Oct 6, 2021 A robust state economy and significant changes in state tax policy ... the greatest shares of high-need students—mounting cost pressures may affect school ...
Report Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ... Sep 15, 2021 In this section, we consider how urban water use and cost in the valley has been ... scarcity does not unduly hamper economic activity (and tax receipts).
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 Finding ways to minimize the cost of bringing basins into balance, ... For instance, some county governments worry about losing tax revenue.
blog post How Water Bonds Plug Spending Holes By Annabelle Rosser, Caitrin Chappelle Jun 7, 2021 Jun 7, 2021 ... Broadening the funding portfolio beyond bonds by tapping additional sources—such as state and local fees, taxes, and assessments—could help ...
Fact Sheet Paying for California’s Water System By Caitrin Chappelle, Ellen Hanak, Annabelle Rosser May 26, 2021 New local fees and taxes could fill funding gaps for some fiscal orphans, but the details are important. Propositions 218 and 26 impose strict cost-recovery ...