The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - These f actors could lower their funding for evidence-based practices —which could harm public safety, undermining a key goal of the SB  678 grant program. Methodology for Estimating State Savings Per Person Diverted Has a Few Drawbacks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Reflecting the administration ’s revised revenue estimates, the Governor ’s budget proposal provides an additional $ 575  m illion General Fund to schools and community colleges (relative to June 201 9) f or 2018 ‑19 and 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - (The Governor had proposed reverting unexpended funds designated for these programs as part o f the May Revision.) Excludes Funding for Some Major Proposals. The budget does not provide funding for certain proposals that were proposed in the Governor ’s January budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - In order to help achieve this goal, we recommend that the Legislature (1 )  d irect the administration to provide key information to the Legislature on the cost ‑effectiveness of proposed ZNE projects and (2 )  f ocus on pursuing projects that can clearly demonstrate they are cost effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711