Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - We estimate that fully conforming to federal law could reduce state tax revenues by up to roughly $8  billion. There currently are legislative proposals to partially conform to the federal treatment of PPP loan forgiveness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Money Transmitters Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines businesses that receive money for transmission and sell or issue payment instruments and stored value. (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Chapter   80 of 2020 (S B   588 , Archuleta) —which, among other things, directs state entities to withhold up to $10,000 from the final payment otherwise due to a prime contractor if that prime contractor does not certify various pieces of DVBE ‑related information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to develop and pilot an analytical model that could save money in Medi-Cal by detecting pre-payment fraud, reducing improper claims, and flagging areas of possible waste and abuse. Workstream 5: DHCS —Hospital Financing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Seventy five percent of the funding ($30  million) will be distributed in two rounds of grants to local governments, another 20  percent ($8  million) will be set aside for local government technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - This total amount includes (1) $10. 7  m illion and 44 p ositions in newly authorized resources and (2) $5. 8  m illion and 27 p ositions in existing resources redirected from CCFPL implementation. The proposed positions would be divided between a licensing and examination unit, an enforcement unit, and a legal division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Due primarily to the vacancies noted above, BOE spent just $24. 5  m illion of its $31. 3  m illion General Fund appropriation in 2019 ‑20. The Governor ’s proposed 2021 ‑22 appropriation for BOE is $31. 8  m illion — 30  p ercent higher than the amount spent in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The budget anticipates this change will result in lower total state General Fund costs of nearly $8  billion over 2019-20 and 2020-21. We consider this “flexible funding, ” because, essentially, these additional federal funds free up General Fund dollars that can be spent on any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Three buildings would be medium rise (5 floors) and one building would be high rise (up to 29 floors). While most of the building complex would be office space, it would also include other space such as for retail and a childcare center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758