The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - In our view, it makes sense for the state to invest in the repair and renovation of its physical assets in order to ensure that they can continue to provide services for years to come. Furthermore, the Facility Condition Assessments determined that the existing Resources Building, Bateson Building, and Unruh Building were in poor condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services The 2018-19 Budget Department of General Services The Department of General Services (DGS) provides a variety of services to state departments, such as procurement, management of state-owned and leased real estate, management of the state ’s vehicle fleet, printing, administrative hearings, legal services, development of building standards, and oversight over school construction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 15, 2017 - We estimate that the DSR will remain somewhat below 5  percent over the next several years. This is because we project that General Fund revenues will increase at roughly the same pace as debt-service costs over the projection period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3713

Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds [Publication Details]

Nov 15, 2017 - Debt service is a significant General Fund expenditure. In this post, we discuss how we estimate the state’s debt burden will change over the forecast period. This is part of a collection of material for The 2018-19 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook. See a complete list of this year's fiscal outlook material on our fiscal outlook budget page.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3713

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Under this approach, the discounted costs and benefits are estimated for each year. The discounted payback period is the number of years at which the total discounted benefits of a project surpass the total discounted costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details]

Jan 3, 2017 - Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3519

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Additionally, the Legislature included a requirement in Proposition 1E that all the funds be appropriated by the Legislature within a ten-year period. Ten Years Later, Most Funds Have Been Provided to Projects, but Billions Still Unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - While DGS has not initiated the construction or major renovation of any state office buildings over the past ten years, it has generally taken the department at least six years to complete new state office building and major renovation projects in recent decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - Specifically, it is uncertain whether these changes reflect actual differences in needs since last year or are a result of differences in how deferred maintenance is catalogued or reported by departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Projections of public high school graduates fluctuate between small increases and decreases over the next several years, with a less than 1  percent increase in graduates between 2015 –16 and 2019 –20 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349