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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Once grant awards have been made, grantees reasonably expect that funding is forthcoming and have taken steps such as entering into contracts and initiating pre ‑construction activities such as planning and permitting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Feb 8, 2024 - Since being selected, the IG has taken various steps to launch the office. For example, the IG moved into a portion of HSRA ’s office space, which HSRA provided consistent with the statutory requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

A Review of the State's Active Transportation Program

Mar 1, 2019 - Background The state has placed a greater focus in recent years on alternatives to driving, such as increasing the number of trips taken via active transportation and utilizing active transportation modes to facilitate connections to public transit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3955

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - What steps has the department taken (or plan to take) to improve level of service scores related to tree and brush encroachment? Background Transportation System Network Must Be Updated. The Transportation System Network (TSN) is an existing department database that is used to store collision and roadway data for the SHS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Taken  together,  the  challenge  of meeting ambitious goals, carrying out regulatory requirements, and addressing continuing air quality problems may provide some rationale for a continued need for A B  8 fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - The Legislature can also consider other alternative actions that can be taken —including the various options we identified in the “MVA Fund Condition ” section of this report —to help further address the MVA insolvency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Developing this plan also could help identify what steps might need to be taken in the near term. For instance, if the Legislature were to consider implementing a road charge, it would want to understand what actions the state would need to take to initiate this effort, such as potentially beginning implementation with a subset of vehicles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - What steps has DMV taken to ensure that individuals without broadband access can still access DMV services? What effort i s the department undertaking to encourage customers to use online services? Near-Term Savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - The legislation phases in the tax increases, with the first ones having taken effect in November 2017. Thus, revenues in the current year reflected only a partial year of funding. For the COS program, the 2017 ‑18 budget increased staffing by 218 FTEs to reflect the new SB  1 workload but also decreased COS staffing by 283 FTEs to reflect declines in non-SB  1 project workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833