The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - (Unspent funds from 2022-23 and 2023-24 have already reverted.) Assessment Administration Seeks Additional Time in Pilot Phase. The LEMA Assistance Fund was authorized as a three-year pilot project in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The 2022-23 budget provided $25  million one-time General Fund for the program within the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to be spent in 2022-23 and 2023-24. Grant Applications Were Evaluated by Contractor REDF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Since the flavor ban, however, revenues have declined much faster, from $1.84  billion in 2021-22 to $1.6  billion in 2022-23, then to $1.35  billion in 2023-24 (not including the new tax on electronic cigarettes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - In 2022, an independent assessment of DRE ’s finances found a structural imbalance between costs and revenue. In response, the Legislature enacted budget trailer legislation —Chapter  41 of 2024 (SB  164, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) —as part of the 2024-25 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Two cohorts of approximately 3,200 students each have completed their College Corps experience (in 2022-23 and 2023-24), and a third cohort (of about 3,400 students) is currently in progress for 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, in July 2021, Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency to address energy supply and demand issues during extreme heat events that were resulting in immediate and projected energy shortfalls in the summers of 2021 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - As of December 2022, there are 158 civil service state departments —91 are processing departments and 67 are non-processing departments. According to the CSPS IT project, the following number of processing departments are in each classification: 12 micro, 36 small, 36 medium, 5 large, and 3 mega.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2021-22 Budget Act provided EDD with funds to restart the proposed BSM IT project, and the 2022-23 Budget Act funded the first year of projects in the new EDDNext portfolio. EDDNext Is a Combination of IT and Non-IT Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The 2022-23 budget provides HCD with an augmentation of $325  million General Fund over two years ($100  million in 2022-23 and $225  million in 2023-24) for MHP. MHP provides financing for affordable multifamily rental housing developments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s proposal for DOJ and OAH costs is significantly higher than DCC ’s expenditures on these services in 2021-22 and 2022-23. Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposal for DOJ and OAH Costs Significantly Higher Than Past Expenditures 2021 ‑22 Actuals Average from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23 2024 ‑25 Governor ’s Proposal DOJ
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869