The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - We note that the Legislature may want to explicitly direct the department to engage with stakeholders as it develops answers to these questions. To the extent that the administration cannot fully answer these questions by January  10,  2026, the report should outline the process for and time frame in which the questions will be answered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Questions to Ask the Administration About New Approach to Homelessness. Below, we highlight some initial questions the Legislature might want to ask the administration as it considers the merits of the requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Frequently Asked Questions About Bond Financing [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2007 - Frequently Asked Questions About Bond Financing [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1546

The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2014 - In order to assist the Legislature, we suggest some broad questions it may find helpful in guiding future discussions. We further suggest that the Legislature consider how, as an institution, it addresses infrastructure issues—for example, by creating a joint infrastructure committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2916

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Housing Proposals Raise Questions About Which Population to Prioritize. The number of low ‑income Californians in need of housing assistance far exceeds the resources of existing federal, state, and local affordable housing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - For example, the Lottery estimated that adding ZNE to its completed Santa Fe Springs District Office added 17  p ercent to the cost of constructing the project. Additionally, the DMV estimated that the cost of adding ZNE to its planned Reedley Field Office facility is expected to add 29  p ercent to the building ’s construction costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - Second, the notification process is less transparent to the public than the traditional capital outlay process, which includes public hearings that enable the Legislature to ask questions and the public to provide input.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - Second, the notification process is less transparent to the public than the traditional capital outlay process, which includes public hearings that enable the Legislature to ask questions and the public to provide input.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840