The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - To address General Fund shortfalls, the 2024-25 budget both reduced and adjusted the timing of awarded funding, instead planning to provide $25  million in 2025-26 and $50  million in 2026-27, all from GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - (These payments are related to a 2017 ‑18 budget action that borrowed from the General Fund for a large one ‑time contribution to the state employee pension fund, requiring future repayment from all relevant funds that make employer pension contributions, including MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - To perform its work, Chapter  71 provided OIG with a number of powers and authorities, such as issuing subpoenas and accessing all HSRA files and other records. Appointment and Removal of the Inspector General (IG).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Notably, all of the revenues collected from the diesel sales tax are used to support transit and rail programs, while all of the collected revenues from weight fees currently are used to offset a portion of the debt service costs on past voter‑approved transportation bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - However, CTC could only withhold all SHOPP funding from Caltrans rather than only withholding funding related to specific projects that CTC determines to have problems. Given the extreme nature of withholding all program funding and the negative consequences on all SHOPP projects, CTC would likely be hesitant to use this authority, resulting in limited accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2016 - The Governor’s budget provides a total of $17 billion from various fund sources for all departments and programs under the California State Transportation Agency in 2016–17. This is an increase of $664 million, or 4 percent, over the estimated current–year expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3366

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - Given how significantly the budget condition has changed from when these commitments were made, the Legislature will need to consider and reevaluate all potential future spending with a fresh perspective; the state cannot afford to maintain all of its previous spend ing  intentions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - (We also note that this approach would not yield additional savings if the Legislature opts to reduce all the funding for formula‑based TIRCP in 2024‑25.) Shift Funds From Transportation Accounts to Replace General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854