The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - Spending and Other Adjustments Increase Budget Problem by $2.7 Billion. Across the budget, baseline spending (meaning, spending under current law) is higher than Governor’s budget estimates by $2.7 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 16, 2014 - If the Legislature were to adopt our office's higher revenue forecast and property tax estimates, General Fund spending under Proposition 98 would increase $2.7 billion, relative to the administration's May forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3017

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - Press Conference [Video]

If the Legislature wer e to adopt our office 's higher revenue forecast and property tax estimates, General Fund spending under Proposition 98 would increase $2.7 billion, relative to the administration 's May forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=56

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision - Press Conference Question and Answer [Video]

If the Legislature wer e to adopt our office 's higher revenue forecast and property tax estimates, General Fund spending under Proposition 98 would increase $2.7 billion, relative to the administration 's May forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=56&videoId=77

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - The estimate of the requirement for 2024 ‑25 is up nearly $4.7  billion (4  percent) from the June 2024 level, but the budget appropriates just over $2.7  billion in additional funding for that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - For context, the comparable revisions in the prior two budget cycles were $2  billion (2023 ‑24) and $2.7  billion (2022 ‑23). The increase is primarily driven by higher costs in the Medi ‑Cal program, which are projected to exceed January estimates by $10  billion over the three ‑year budget window: roughly $2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $8  billion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - California Has Many English Learners Second Language Students by Classification About 40 percent of California   students —almost  2.7  million students   overall —speak  a primary language other than English at home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/2

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - Specifically, these subventions total $2.7  billion in 2016 ‑17, $2.8  billion in 2017 ‑18, and $2.9  billion in 2018 ‑19. As local governments generally do not have discretion over the use of these funds, they should be not counted as subventions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800