High-Speed Rail 2025 Project Update Report [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2025 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5020

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Caltrans ’ premium more than tripled from 2014 ‑ 15 t o 2017 ‑18, growing from $4. 2  m illion to $14. 6  m illion, due to a handful of exceptionally costly claims. The department ’s ongoing base budget to pay for claims is $4. 2  m illion, though it received a one ‑time augmentation of $5. 1  m illion in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - (The $4. 6  m illion difference between the total proposed funding and previously authorized funds is due to: [1]  cost increases for the design ‑build phase for the El Centro Office [$1. 6  m illion], Hayward office [$641,000], and San Bernardino office [$1. 6  m illion], and [2]  funding for the performance criteria phase for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - These actions include shifting nearly $300 million in previous General Fund augmentations for climate‑ and environmental‑related programs to instead be supported by the new Proposition 4 climate bond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process. (The box below gives more information on how we use the term “surplus ” in the Overview of the Governor ’s Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024. This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - Specifically, Caltrans ’ premiums increased from $4. 2  m illion in 2014 ‑ 15 t o $14. 6  m illion in 2017 ‑18. (Despite this steep increase, the premium remains a tiny share of Caltrans ’ overall budget of $12. 2  b illion.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

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

May 17, 2021 - Notably, however, the administration ’s multiyear estimates include a negative SFEU balance of $6  billion in 2022 ‑23. Despite Sizeable Surplus, Governor Maintains Borrowing and Reserve Withdrawals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged communities to higher education facilities and job centers, (3) $4  million to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Temperature Increases and Periods of Extreme Heat As shown in Figure  2 , a moderate global emissions climate model projects increases in annual average maximum temperatures in California throughout the 21st century compared to historical baseline averages —ranging from an average of roughly 4 degrees Fahrenheit between 2035 to 2064 to roughly 6 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the last 30 years of the century.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575