MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - The executive order requires all agencies and departments under the Governor’s authority that provide telework as an option for employees to implement a telework policy with a default minimum of four in-office days per work week effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with these 19 bargaining units represent more than 95  percent of the state workforce. Section 19829.5 of the Government Code establishes our ten-day review of proposed MOUs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - As of March  2025, rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with Unit 12 totaled more than 15,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, accounting for about 6  percent of the state ’s total workforce (about 256,000 FTE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - As of March  2025, rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with Unit 9 totaled more than 17,600 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, accounting for about 7  percent of the state ’s total workforce (about 256,000 FTE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Unit 6 rank-and-file and affiliated excluded employees account for 29  percent of the state ’s General Fund salary and salary-driven benefit costs. Furloughs Long History of Using Furloughs to Address State Budget Problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - According to the California Health and Human Services Agency, these non ‑English languages are the top five languages spoken by Californians with limited English proficiency. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is required to provide translations of all program materials —including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program materials —in these  languages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Once local public health laboratories receive test results from commercial laboratories they may perform higher-complexity tests to further characterize the disea se and help inform other public health agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Various factors can affect how law enforcement agencies choose to prioritize their resources. For example, during the pandemic era, California —and the nation as a whole —experienced an uptick in violent crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - The VAs likely would benefit water agencies and their customers because the agencies would not have to limit their water use to the same extent they would under the regulatory unimpaired flows approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - The planned reductions affect multiyear spending plans included in prior budget agreements for activities such as the AB  617 community air protection program, support for local transit agencies, and various zero-emission vehicle programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049