The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2015-16 Budget: Addressing Deferred Maintenance in State Office Buildings [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2015 - The Department of General Services owns and maintains 58 office buildings across the state, and the current backlog of maintenance projects for these buildings totals an estimated $138 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3216

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - (Annual ongoing costs for the facilities that are not state eligible initially would total $58  million.) Issues for Legislative Consideration Recommend Early Legislative Hearings. Under the new capital outlay process established for UC under Chapter  50, the Legislature must send clear signals to the Governor by April 1 if it wishes to influence UC projects on state –eligible facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - As local governments reach these new goals, an additional $ 500  m illion would be available to cities and counties for general purposes. Middle ‑Income Housing Loans. The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 500  m illion General Fund to expand the California Housing Finance Agency ’s (CalHFA ’s) Mixed ‑Income Loan Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Across a variety of program areas, one ‑time spending includes nearly $ 500  m illion for infrastructure ‑related construction and maintenance. $1.6   Billion to Maintain the State ’s Discretionary Reserve Balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Dec 14, 2016 - This is well above the estimated cost of building a new high –rise in downtown Sacramento —about $400 to $500 per square foot —and far exceeds the recent sales prices of existing office buildings in the downtown area —generally under $300 per square foot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516