The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These constraints can significantly narrow the number of qualified parcels, meaning the process of identifying and acquiring new sites for CHP office replacements can be difficult. We therefore find the Governor ’s proposal for a $1  million supplemental appropriation for CHP to undertake these efforts to be justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Rather, addressing litter issues at the local level falls to local governments, which can raise funds, hire maintenance staff and solicit volunteers, and oversee practices within their own jurisdictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - Both programs can be used by local transit agencies to support either operations or infrastructure projects, although they have some differing requirements and restrictions on the types of projects that can be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Instead, the gains appear largely tied to the booming stock market, a situation which can change rapidly and without warning. The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 8, 2024 - Additionally, attracting and retaining qualified staff can be difficult for limited-term positions since the job status provides less stability. Lack of Authority to Use Proposed Auditor Classification Could Pose Challenge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How can the state avoid working at cross purposes with climate resiliency? How can the state incorporate climate change impacts into transportation infrastructure processes? How can the state support local development of climate ‑resilient transportation infrastructure?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

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

Feb 13, 2023 - (As mentioned earlier, the administration can use other ATP funds and cash ‑management strategies to delay the impacts of the proposed $200  million reduction, but a deeper cut would impact current projects.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Dec 13, 2023 - For instance, Caltrans’ highway maintenance and rehabilitation programs—which face significant funding declines and rely heavily on state resources—will experience an overall reduction in the number of projects the department can complete on the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - This, in turn, can lead to more diseased, dying, and dead trees, which can exacerbate the severity of wildfires by providing more combustible  fuels. According to the state ’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment , by 2100, the frequency of extreme wildfires burning over 25,000 acres could increase by nearly 50 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575