The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Reflecting these unprecedented collections, the May Revision assumes revenues (excluding Budget Stabilization Account [BSA] transfers) will be $57  billion higher than the Governor ’s budget over the budget window.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

Mar 30, 2022 - (As of 2018 ‑19, cities and counties had over $150  billion in collective room under their limits. As a result, changing this definition is unlikely to result in very many local governments exceeding their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - If the homes were scattered throughout a city, however, we think the argument is more tenuous. For this reason, in the case of vehicles, we think a vehicle represents an asset —not a fleet —and so the value of an individual vehicle must exceed $100,000 in order to count as an exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - As shown in Figure 3 , the balance of the state ’s constitutional reserve, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), would grow to about 10 percent of General Fund revenues and transfers ($21 billion) under our revenue estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Resources and Environment: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2021 ‑11 Budget Package General Fund (In Millions) Environmental justice initiative (Climate resilience package) — Emergency response and preparedness: fire crews — Various wildfire resilience programs (Wildfire resilience package) — Waste reduction and recycling programs (Circular economic package) — Clean vehicle incentive
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - For example, the language allows DOF to transfer amounts within a program, project, or function, or between department ’s state operations and local assistance items, in order to support the implementation of the appropriations of these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The funds will be transferred soon, but the state has until December 31, 2024 to use the funds. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - A substantial majority of cities and counties ( 82  p ercent of counties and 70  p ercent of cities) have spending at or below 60  p ercent of their limits. Collectively, counties have nearly $ 100  b illion while cities have $ 55  b illion in collective room under their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

Mar 23, 2021 - Cities and counties will receive fiscal recovery funds based on a set of formulas that considers the jurisdiction ’s population, among other factors. The federal government will distribute funds directly to all counties and cities with populations greater than 50,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4407