The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2026 - The budget assumed that the process changes resulting from the contract would reduce state costs by $500 million in 2025-26, growing to $2 billion in annual savings by 2028-29. This post provides background on the state’s recent efforts to identify efficiencies to achieve budget savings and our office’s comments and recommendations concerning the progress of the administration’s efforts to reduce state costs through this contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In June 2025, the administration estimated that this endeavor would result in annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26, growing to roughly $2  billion General Fund annually by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Last-Mile Project Grants Delays $200  Million General Fund From 2025 ‑26 to 2027 ‑28. The May Revision proposes to delay $200  million General Fund for last-mile projects planned for appropriation in 2025 ‑26 by two fiscal years to 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget also includes new discretionary commitments related to housing and homelessness. $500  Million One-Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits. In addition to the approximately $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the budget continues the recent practice of providing an additional discretionary
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - As with the prior one-time expansions of the state tax credit program, up to $200  million would be available for the development of mixed-income housing projects. Continues Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2019-20 May Revision: Considerations for the Revised Housing and Homelessness Plan

May 13, 2019 - In our analysis of the Governor ’s January budget, we noted that the proposals to reward communities for reaching milestones in their new short-term housing goals and developing shelters with flexible funding ($500  million General Fund for housing and $200  million General Fund for homelessness) may not produce the desired results.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4045

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - As local governments reach these new goals, an additional $ 500  m illion would be available to cities and counties for general purposes. Middle ‑Income Housing Loans. The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 500  m illion General Fund to expand the California Housing Finance Agency ’s (CalHFA ’s) Mixed ‑Income Loan Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - CDT plans to use all $1.25 billion requested on standalone Caltrans construction projects. $200   Million for Last ‑Mile Project Grants. There are no proposed changes in the Governor ’s budget to the $200  million in planned last ‑mile grant funding available through the CASF FFA in 2025 ‑26. $175   Million for LLRF Awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 8, 2020 - Maintains $500  Million Increase for Expanded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The budget authorizes the award of $500  million for the state ’s low-income housing tax credit program, which provides tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4278

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As  described more fully below, OSDS has investigated over 200  cases of potential noncompliance and program abuse. The most commonly reported type of alleged program abuse was underutilization. Most  cases resulted in a finding of no violation, but about one third resulted in a penalty or sanction of some  kind.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095