The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Cash Financing Presents Trade-Off Between Reducing Long-Term Obligations and Funding Short-Term Budget Priorities. Ultimately, the Legislature will have to weigh the trade-off between reducing long-term budget obligations versus funding short-term budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Accordingly, it is unclear whether adding a bachelor ’s degree program at SQRC would simply siphon some of the roughly 400 bachelor ’s degree students off of existing bachelor ’s degree programs at other prisons or whether it would actually result in more bachelor ’s degree attainment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - ZNE Mandates Could Also Result in Some Additional Trade ‑Offs. The requirement that state buildings achieve ZNE could also present some additional trade ‑offs that are important to consider, particularly related to use of significant amounts of on ‑site solar PV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - One emerging trade-off of PAL, however, is that it does not always align with the annual budget process. Because PAL requires more work upfront to complete , it generally takes longer for agencies and departments to complete than the state ’s former IT project approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Accordingly, if crafters of future bonds prioritize quick expenditure of funds, they could consider whether there are opportunities to deemphasize the characteristics that are associated with slow expenditures without trading off other key priorities, such as ensuring that dollars go to the most worthy and cost-effective projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Deferred Maintenance

May 15, 2018 - Moreover, when repairs to key building and infrastructure components are put off, facilities can eventually require more expensive investments, such as emergency repairs (when systems break down), capital improvements (such as major rehabilitation), or replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - Moreover, when repairs to key building and infrastructure components are put off, facilities can eventually require more expensive investments, such as emergency repairs (when systems break down), capital improvements (such as major rehabilitation), or replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

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

Jan 13, 2020 - LAO Comments Trade ‑Off Between Addressing More Small Proposals Versus Fewer Large Proposals. In this budget, the Governor proposed the state take on a wide variety of activities across a number of program areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Moreover, when repairs to key building and infrastructure components are put off, facilities can eventually require more expensive investments, such as emergency repairs (when systems break down), capital improvements (such as major rehabilitation), or replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - These options highlight that there are likely to be trade –offs in pursuing a different mix of buildings. For example, the Legislature could choose not to fund any additional projects beyond those already approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516