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

Feb 10, 2016 - The state took this approach when it first developed the Merced campus between 2000 and 2006. An incremental process offers the state and UC flexibility to adjust priorities in future years. UC ’s latest proposal, by contrast, bundles together many facilities under one project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 15, 2017 - As shown in Figure  1, the state ’s DSR has varied considerably in past decades between about 3  percent and 6  percent. In the late 2000s, the DSR grew to about 6  percent as large bond measures were approved and state revenues dropped due to a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3713

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a decrease of $10  million  (6  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of our post for more information.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds January 3, 2017 Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds Unprecedented Amount of Bond Funds Approved in 2006. In November 2006, voters approved over $42  billion in bonds for the following major infrastructure-related purposes: transportation (
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

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

Apr 11, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program a Calculated as the average felony probation failure ‑to ‑prison rate between 2006 and 2008. b State savings were calculated at about $29,000 per person diverted from prison and parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package - Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package [Video]

Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package - Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package [Video] Search LAO Videos Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package January 22, 2007 At her media presentation held on January 22nd, 2007, Elizabeth Hill discusses recommendations to assist the Legislature in implementing the bond package approved by voters in November 2006.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=40

Implementing the 2006 Bond Package: Increasing Effectiveness Through Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2007 - Implementing the 2006 Bond Package: Increasing Effectiveness Through Legislative Oversight [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: In November 2006, California voters approved $42.7 billion in general obligation bonds to fund infrastructure projects in transportation, education, resources, and housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1537

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - As shown in Figure  1, the DSR has varied considerably in past decades between about 3  percent and 6  percent. In the late 2000s, the DSR grew to about 6  percent following the approval of several large bond measures, as well as a significant reduction in state revenues due to the recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Figure  6 shows that success rates are consistently lower for students in correspondence courses. In fall 2019 (the year just before the pandemic), the gap in success rates between in ‑person and correspondence courses was 15  percentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913