The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - During the special session, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one ‑time for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal - The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal February 24, 2016 Watch it on YouTube .
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The 2016-17 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook - California's Fiscal Outlook [Video]

View  this video on   YouTube . Video Selection California 's Fiscal Outlook Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook

Mar 18, 2020 - COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook Search In Fiscal Perspectives , the Legislative Analyst periodically offers the Legislature his views on fiscal matters facing California. COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook March 18, 2020 Tweet Gabriel PetekLegislative Analyst Emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a public health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4203

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Appendix 1 provides a list of the Governor ’s budget solutions. Generates $5.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2025‑26. The State Constitution sets a minimum spending requirement for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible. The middle of the range, which becomes our main revenue forecast, is thus lower than if we did not include the stock market risk indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Subsequent to the allocation of funds, departments may change their list of projects subject to appro val by DOF. DOF must notify the JLBC of any projects added with estimated costs of greater than $ 1  m illion, as well as provide a quarterly report of all changes to the list of projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/12

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Finally, although we have not previously recommended the Leg islature take decisive action to address the structural deficits, the state ’s persistent fiscal imbalance and the added downside risks —particularly from potential federal actions —suggest a need for a more proactive approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - The 2017 ‑18 state budget plan included $ 7  m illion for grants to local governments that participate in a program to review and update Census address lists, as well as $ 3  m illion in start ‑up funding for the state ’s main outreach effort: the California Complete Count initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - Consider as evidence that in just the last several years —during and after the COVID-19 pandemic —consensus macroeconomic forecasts have been wildly off from actual outcomes. But adopting a budget requires a specific revenue estimate, so what to do?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4938