The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Because the Legislature already signed off on LCI ’s plans to establish its own IT office, providing additional funding to complete that transition and ensure the systems are safe and secure would be consistent with previous legislative decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - …But Also Indicates a Possible Trade-Off. However, there is a potential trade-off when considering awarding a credit to an applicant with a higher potential benefit to the state but a lower probability of achieving their milestones, compared to an applicant with a lower benefit but who is more likely to achieve their milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - We Recommend the Legislature Ask Clarifying Questions and Weigh Trade ‑Offs of Each Proposal. For each of the proposed solutions in the IHSS program, we suggest the Legislature ask the administration key, clarifying questions as it weighs the trade ‑offs of each proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In deciding how much funding to allocate, the Legislature faces a basic trade-off. On the one hand, allocating more funding now would allow more projects to begin in 2026-27, avoiding the construction cost escalation associated with waiting until a future year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - While the Legislature does have some discretion over rates, any significant reductions in this area would likely give rise to policy trade ‑offs, such as reducing consumers ’ access to services for which they are eligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Major Stock Market Downturns of the Past Have Set Off Multi-Year 30 Percent Drops in Income Tax Revenue. Stock market downturns pose significant but uneven risks to California's income tax revenues. Smaller, short-lived downturns typically cause little lasting damage, but major downturns have led to 30 percent revenue drops that lasted three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Major Stock Market Downturns of the Past Have Set Off Multi-Year 30 Percent Drops in Income Tax Revenue. Stock market downturns pose significant but uneven risks to California's income tax revenues. Smaller, short-lived downturns typically cause little lasting damage, but major downturns have led to 30 percent revenue drops that lasted three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Addressing the structural budget problem will require difficult trade ‑offs. Backfilling lost federal benefits under H.R.  1 would require billions of dollars in additional budget solutions. …While Counties Face Multiple Cost Pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What would be the impact on foster youth and families of a different implementation approach —such as implementing only the new foster care maintenance payment rates but holding off on the strengths building and immediate needs components —while the state addresses its structural deficit?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature consider some or all of the statutory amendments identified by SWRCB to align state procedures and requirements more closely with the federal approach, while evaluating trade-offs related to public participation and environmental review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144