Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 This is water used to keep the Delta fresh enough for exports and local ... and recreational uses are paid from general federal and state tax revenues.
blog post California’s Population Shifts May Lead to New Income Divides By Eric McGhee Aug 16, 2022 Aug 16, 2022 ... While housing costs are often cited as a reason for leaving California, they can also drive migration within the state—with potential ...
blog post Is SGMA Compatible with Farmland Preservation? By Annabelle Rosser Aug 15, 2022 Aug 15, 2022 ... First enacted in 1965, the Williamson Act authorizes local ... In turn, the property's tax assessments are reduced by 20% to 75%.
blog post California’s High Housing Costs Have Created a Million “House Rich” Millionaires By Hans Johnson Jul 21, 2022 Jul 21, 2022 ... High-equity homeowners who own their home outright pay less in property taxes than those with a mortgage, largely because of Proposition 13, ...
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 ... SGMA requires local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to end ... However, lower property taxes may offer more compatibility for ...
blog post Homeownership Trends in California By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Cesar Alesi Perez Jun 14, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 ... ... either through tax policy, mortgage finance systems (such as Fannie Mae), or local zoning that restricted residential land-use to single ...
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas May 25, 2022 May 12, 2022 ... ... mostly through vehicle-owner tax rebates and three months of free ... support the Democratic candidate in their local US House race.
Report Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune May 18, 2022 A Brief History of School Funding in California. For most of California's history, public schools were locally funded—primarily through property taxes—with some ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune, Stephanie Barton May 18, 2022 Soon after, the state capped local property tax rates under Proposition 13 (1978), ... In 2013–14, California overhauled school finance through the Local ...
Report Setting the Stage for Universal Preschool By Laura Hill, Emmanuel Prunty May 9, 2022 May 11, 2022 ... As newly eligible students are added to TK classrooms, the Local ... their local property taxes are sufficiently high to fund their schools.