The 2012-13 Budget: Economic and Revenue Update [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2012 - Like the economic data, reports concerning state revenues have been mixed recently too, with weakness in income tax payments accompanied by speculation concerning a future bonanza of tax revenues due to the possible offering of stock by Facebook, Inc.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2578

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget dedicates $ 90  m illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o increase these grants beginning in April 2019, but the full ‑year cost of these increases is $ 360  m illion. The budget also dedicates about $ 348  m illion to the universities on an ongoing basis and $ 139  m illion to increase salaries for correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - First, the budget plan includes $ 90  m illion General Fund in 2018 ‑ 19 t o support a 10  p ercent across ‑the ‑board increase to CalWORKs maximum grant levels, beginning April  1, 2019. (As a result, the 2018 ‑ 19 c ost of this change is $ 90  m illion, but the administration anticipates the full ‑year, ongoing cost will be $ 360  m illion.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - During the special session, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one ‑time for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) California’s Fiscal Outlook In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) We estimate General Fund expenditures for IHSS to be $3.8  billion in 2018 ‑19, slightly increasing to about $3.9  billion in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) California's Fiscal Outlook Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) General Fund expenditures for IHSS are estimated to be $3.5  billion in  2017 ‑18, increasing to about $3.7  billion in  2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible. The middle of the range, which becomes our main revenue forecast, is thus lower than if we did not include the stock market risk indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Finally, although we have not previously recommended the Leg islature take decisive action to address the structural deficits, the state ’s persistent fiscal imbalance and the added downside risks —particularly from potential federal actions —suggest a need for a more proactive approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - In  the budget window, for example, the administration proposes: (1)  reverting $71  million in unused EDDNext project funding early, and (2)  modifying In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) eligibility to align with Medi ‑Cal, which provides $86  million in savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - As such, our independent fiscal assessment underlies the Legislature ’s ability to assert an informed check on the executive branch, making any added complexity from diverging estimates a worthwhile trade-off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4938