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

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - The administration projects that the fund will become insolvent by 2022 ‑23. However, Online Access Concerns Remain. Although an expansion of online services could provide benefits to some customers, not all Californians stand to benefit as much.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs. The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - The state focused most of its recent General Fund augmentations on one ‑time and limited ‑term activities —both within the transportation sector and in other areas of the budget —in order to provide some underlying flexibility if economic conditions changed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, the ports could struggle with a workforce shortage, irrespective of whether a training campus is available, if the demand for similarly skilled workers increases in other nearby sectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The activities of this task force were initially funded for a three-year term beginning in 2022-23. Capital Outlay Infrastructure Replacement Projects. As summarized in the Statewide Infrastructure section of our post, The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions , the budget package includes a total of $10.1  million for various phases of eight CHP capital outlay projects —replacing seven offices and one radio communications tower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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