The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The forthcoming Appendix 2 and 3 will also provide a complete list of the savings, spending, and tax expenditure proposals. Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The legislation authorizes DOF to augment this amount by up to $20  million. All augmentations shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - These include activities such as (1)  having a local leader sign a pledge, (2)  establishing an informal advisory board, (3)  conducting an initial litter assessment, (4)  organizing community cleanups, and (5)  creating a long ‑term plan for keeping communities clean.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Major Spending Choices Figure  2 displays the major budgetary decisions that the Governor made in allocating state and federal money, totaling $85  billion. It includes (1)  the General Fund surplus, (2)  school and community college spending, (3)  the American Rescue Plan (ARP) fiscal relief funds, and (4)  ARP capital projects funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The budget includes $1  million from the General Fund for CHP to identify suitable parcels for replacing up to three field offices and to develop studies for those sites. CHP Enhanced Radio System (CHPERS) Tower and Vault Replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - This spike mostly was the result of three exceptionally large claims costing $4. 3  m illion, $6. 8  m illion, and $8. 5  m illion. Notably, these are the only claims over the last decade that exceed $ 2  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Additionally, we note that the Governor ’s proposal funds some routine maintenance activities on highway assets —such as guardrails, lighting, and signs —that are not specifically addressed in S B  1 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged communities to higher education facilities and job centers, (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - In April 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall) to increase state funding for transportation by about $5  billion annually through various fuel and vehicle tax increases. The legislation phases in the tax increases, with the first ones having taken effect in November 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, low ‑income households have less money to purchase and operate air conditioning units during extreme heat events, air filters to moderate wildfire smoke, or back ‑up electricity generators to provide electricity during Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575