The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - Specifically, the budget includes: (1) $196  million for REAL ID workload, (2) $17.7  million for customer service improvements (such as implementing a live chat customer service), (3) $29.5  million for operational improvements (such as purchasing self-service terminals), and (4) $17  million for technology improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4098

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - On May 8, 2020, DMV began to re-open field offices limited to transactions that require an in-person visit, and all field offices reopened by June 11, 2020. As of September 2020, DMV field offices are serving customers that had scheduled their ap pointments prior to the field office closures and those that need to complete a transaction that requires an in-person visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How Can the Transportation Sector Reduce GHG Emissions and Thereby Potentially Lessen the Extent of Climate Change Impacts? As the largest contributor to California ’s GHG emissions, the transportation sector plays a significant role in the state ’s climate change mitigation efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - The level of resources proposed in the Governor ’s budget assumes that 2,000 people will visit DMV each week on an ongoing basis to apply for an AB 60 license. However, over the last few months, the average number of weekly visits to DMV from November 2016 through early February 2017 for AB 60 licenses was 2,700, or about 35  percent higher than the level assumed in the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

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

Dec 13, 2023 - First, as displayed earlier in Figure 3, ZEV adoption over the forecasted period is significantly higher in the light‑duty vehicle sector (the primary consumer of gasoline) when compared to the medium‑ and heavy‑duty vehicle sectors (the primary consumers of diesel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Millions of California residents visit the coast annually to fish, swim, surf, and enjoy nature, particularly along the one‑third of the coastline owned by the State Parks system. A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - This report provides our assessment of the effects, of major policies in the transportation sector intended to help meet these goals, as well as identifies some key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes future policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3912

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit On March  27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748), providing economic relief to various sectors in the American economy affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Additionally, more individuals —such as those who would otherwise have renewed their licenses by mail or those whose licenses expire after the October 2020 federal deadline —are visiting field offices to obtain compliant driver licenses or ID cards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This report contains four primary sections: (1) a description of the five key climate hazards affecting California, (2) the major ways those hazards impact sectors across the state, (3) significant existing state‑level efforts underway to address climate change impacts, and (4) key issues for the Legislature to consider in response to these impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4575