The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2025-26 budget process below. Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2024-25 budget process below. Adult Correctional Population.  Figure  2 shows the recent and projected changes in the prison and parole populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending [Publication Details]

Aug 25, 2011 - Over the last decade, infrastructure costs have taken up a larger share of the state’s budget, yet the state’s infrastructure demands continue to grow. In this report, we summarize the state’s infrastructure spending and provide ideas for planning and funding future infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2509

Implementing AB 900's Prison Construction and Rehabilitation Initiatives [Publication Details]

May 14, 2009 - Implementing AB 900's Prison Construction and Rehabilitation Initiatives [Publication Details] Implementing AB 900's Prison Construction and Rehabilitation Initiatives Format: HTML Description: We examine the steps that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has taken to implement Chapter 7, Statutes of 2007 (AB 900, Solorio) which authorized a total
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2063

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Taken together, these recommendations would place some new administrative requirements on CCC and CDCR. Both agencies, however, likely could accommodate the minor additional workload and minor associated costs within their existing budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Dec 14, 2016 - Also, when the opportunity costs of capital are taken into account, we estimate that the state ’s annual costs of constructing and operating these new buildings would be more than double current market rents in the downtown area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Given the new approach taken in this proposal, approval is uncertain. Government Operations Governor Proposes Various Changes Intended to Improve Government Operations. Across several issue areas, the Governor ’s budget makes changes aimed at improving the organization or function of government operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135