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 2012-13 Budget: Economic and Revenue Update [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2012 - The 2012-13 Budget: Economic and Revenue Update [Publication Details] Video Description: There are plenty of mixed signals in economic data for California’s policymakers, as they continue to craft state and local budgets in a constrained fiscal environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2578

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 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 12, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Budget Solutions Budget solutions are proposals that create more budget capacity. Taken together, the budget solutions in the Governor ’s budget result in an improvement in the budget ’s bottom line by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This report gives the Legislature our independent estimates and analysis of the state ’s General Fund budget condition with the goal of helping lawmakers prepare for the 2026 ‑27 budget process. As always, our Fiscal Outlook evaluates the budget ’s condition based on current law and policy both at the state and federal level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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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 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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