The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Common Cloud Data Platform In this section, we first provide background on the Common Cloud Data Platform, a demonstration project the Chancellor ’s Office launched to provide shared access to student data across participating districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

^[PDF] The Online Privacy Act

We also note that when individuals use “cloud computing,” their ability to control the amount of personal information accessible by online entities is limited. (Cloud computing involves computers or drives operating as data storage centers connected through a network, such as the Internet, rather than on the individual’s own computer, so that the individual
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2014/140049.pdf

2014 Initiative Analysis: The Online Privacy Act

Restricts Use of Personal Information by Certain Cloud Computing Services. Under this measure, cloud computing services that provide service to state or local governmental institutions, as well as public or private educational institutions, cannot use any personal information collected for any purpose other than directly providing services to those institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2014/140049.aspx

^[PDF] The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

COMMON CLOUD DATA PLATFORM In this section, we first provide background on the Common Cloud Data Platform, an IT project intended to facilitate the sharing of student data systemwide. We then describe the Governor’s proposal to provide a third round of funding for the project, assess that proposal, and provide an associated recommendation.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2026/5150/2026-27_CCC_030506.pdf

Initiative Analyses

The measure also specifies that an operator of a third -party online service shall not track the personal information of an individual who sends a DNT signal, with a few exceptions, and prohibits cloud computing services that provide s ervice to state or local governmental institutions, as well as public or private educational institutions, from using personal information collected for any purpose other than dire ctly providing services to those institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiatives?page=24

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The Governor also proposes smaller ongoing augmentations for various targeted purposes, including Calbright College, the Healthy School Food Pathways program, the Common Cloud Data Platform, and credit for prior learning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposals for the California Community Colleges. It covers apportionments, enrollment growth, Calbright College, and various other proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5150

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The State Library notes newer cloud-based firewalls that have more advanced features would replace its current firewall system. The State Library would also upgrade to Office 365, which includes extra security features compared to what the current Office suite provides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852