The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - In 2001, the federal government issued about 90  million checks nationwide, totaling as much as $300 per single adults ($600 for married couples). Then again in 2008, the federal government issued about 125  million checks nationwide totaling between $300 and $600 for single adults ($600 to $1,200 for married couples) and an additional $300 per child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2010 - We estimate that the sale of buildings would result in one-time revenue to the state of between $600 million and $1.4 billion, but that annual leasing costs would eventually exceed ownership costs by approximately $200 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2261

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - . $600  Million in New Discretionary Spending and Tax Credits. The 2023-24 budget also includes new discretionary commitments related to housing and homelessness. $500  Million One-Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - HCD indicates that, of the $600 million that was restructured for VHHP funding, $62 million remains available. According to HCD, it has accepted applications for this remaining VHHP funding from Proposition 41.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - This lack of justification is particularly concerning given the magnitude of the expansion the Governor is proposing for this program —an increase of over 600  percent in two years (from $8.5  million to  $60  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The budget agreement includes $600  million one-time ARP fiscal relief funds to start a new grant program for regions to develop and implement regional plans to create jobs in sustainable industries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - Federal law enacted in March  2020 made a few significant changes to UI, including providing recipients with an additional $600 per week on top of their typical benefit through July 31, 2020 and expanding UI to cover self-employed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remainder of the surplus —$12.1   billion —is proposed for purposes not excluded from the SAL, including $8.5  billion in spending ‑related proposals, the $3.1  billion balance of the SFEU, and about $600  million to repay special fund loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - Proposition   41 —approved by voters in June 2014 —provides $600  million to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, and CalVet to develop affordable housing for veterans and their families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525