The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This amount consists of funds that are encumbered ($152  million), statutorily excluded ($124  million), designated for prepayments or other purposes ($16  million), or held by Judicial Council on behalf of the trial courts for specific projects ($18  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Specifically, Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November  2024 became effective on December  18,  2024. In addition, a package of legislation signed into law in fall 2024 generally became effective on January  1,  2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Criminal Justice Budget

Jan 27, 2017 - Governor ’s Budget Proposals Total Proposed Spending of $16.1  Billion in 2017-18. As shown in Figure  2, the Governor ’s 2017-18 budget includes a total of $16.1  billion from all fund sources for judicial and criminal justice programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3539

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - In light of these concerns, the state has provided a series of one-time augmentations associated with Proposition  57 —totaling $121  million from 2017 ‑18 through 2023 ‑24 —to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to distribute to probation departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Justice

Jan 31, 2017 - Spending Proposed to Increase by $33  Million in 2017 ‑18. The Governor ’s 2017 ‑18 budget proposes $858  million to support DOJ. This is an increase of $33  million, or 4  percent, over the estimated current-year level of expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3543

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset The 2017-18 Budget Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset County Offices Of Education (COEs) Funded Through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - This certificate is issued by POST when officers have met all minimum standards and requirements, such as completing required training, passing background checks, and completing a probationary term of employment with their law enfo rcement agency (typically lasting 18 to 24 months after the date of hire).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677