^[PDF] UPDATE MAY 1997

The number of AFDC-linked Medi-Cal eligibles has declined by more than 3 percent over the last twelve months. This com- pares with a budget estimate of only about a 1 percent decline in the cur- rent year.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/may_97_calupdate.pdf

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Under SCFF, districts receive apportionment funding for regular credit courses based on three components: (1)  a base allocation linked to  enrollment, (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts, and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Moreover, CSU ’s allocation factors have varied from strongly linked with program objectives (for example, Pell Grant counts) to not linked (for example, providing a flat amount to every campus regardless of need or performance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

^[PDF] Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State's Transfer Process

As discussed earlier in this report, students can have a difficult time determining which com- munity college courses meet a particular set of course requirements at a UC or CSU campus, partly because course numbers for the same course can vary across segments and campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/CCC_transfer/CCC_transfer_011706.pdf

^[PDF] Evaluating the Governor's Career-Technical Education Proposal

The funds will be distributed by OPSC on a com- petitive grant basis. Funds can be used for new construction, reconfi guration, or equipment (with ten-year useful life). Requires 50/50 local match and the match can be paid over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2006/Career_Tech_060096.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Without a methodology that links funding to workload, funding could become insufficient or exceed what is required for efficient operations without a clear way of assessing what adjustments are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] The Master Plan at 50: Connecting Financing With Statewide Goals for Higher Education

You’ve heard how other states have adopted a variety of ways to link funding to goals — from creating better fi nancial incentives for improving student success, to providing higher funding rates for higher-priority degrees, all the way to explicitly linking funding to specifi c outcomes such as graduations or transfers.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2010/sb_testimony_mp50_040710.pdf