Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Chapter  168 of 2024 (A B  2943 , Zbur) expanded officers ’ authority to arrest shoplifters and Chapter  803 of 2018 (A B  1065 , Jones ‑Sawyer) added conditions under which they can be held in jail until arraignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - As of January 2023, CDCR identified 43 deferred maintenance or capital outlay projects across 23 prisons at an estimated total cost of $1.7  billion that are expected to be needed over the next ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $22.7  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 (decreasing to $20.6  million annually beginning in 2023 ‑24) and 127 positions to implement S B  2 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Under current estimates, they will reach nearly $ 550  m illion in 2022 ‑23. Housing and Homelessness Governor Proposes $1.3   Billion (One Time) Aimed at Increasing Housing Production. The Governor ’s budget includes two proposals aimed at increasing housing production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - However, beginning in 2022 ‑23, expenditures began outpacing revenues, shrinking the fund balance. The Governor ’s budget estimates $33.5  million in DROS Special Account revenues in 2025 ‑26 and expenditures of $36.7  million, resulting in a fund balance of $3.2  million at the end of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Due to concerns that the pandemic and Chapter  328 would continue to impact grant awards for reasons unrelated to performance, the 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24 budgets continued to place a temporary hold on the S B  678 formula and, instead of reverting to the new formula, provided counties the same amount of funding they received in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 3,200 (3  percent) from 96,100 in 2022-23 to 92,900 in 2023-24. The parole population is projected to decrease by about 2,000 (5  percent) from 39,200 in 2022-23 to 37,200 in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Additionally, the Commission estimates that the annual costs for the mandate could range between $19,000 and $1  million starting in 2022-23. Governor ’s Budget Governor Funds Mandate Reimbursement Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Based on the data CalHR provided us, far more Unit 6 members have 457(b) accounts (20,241 members with accounts) than 401(k) accounts (4,599 members with accounts). The administration indicates that the average balances of Unit 6 457(b) and 401(k) accounts was $20,803 and $27,272, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - We note that, at the time S B  1338 was being considered, however, county stakeholders raised concerns that the number of participants could be higher, potentially by tens of thousands of people. If this actually occurs, General Fund costs would be significantly higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673