The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - In November 2025, OES released an updated 2025 Next Generation 9 ‑1 ‑1 Transition Plan . Under the updated transition plan, the state will switch from the regional approach to a statewide approach with two statewide network providers —one prime network service provider and a back ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Complaint Tracking. Whether DGS is tracking complaints of abuse of the program, and information about those complaints, if available, including the type of abuse, how it was reported or discovered, dates that specific actions were taken on the case, and preventive measures taken by awarding  departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For example, the report did not specify what, if any, changes had been implemented to date or whether the state was on track to achieve the level of savings assumed in 2025-26 or the out-years resulting from the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - As a result of these changes, the Real Estate Fund now appears on track to remain solvent through 2025-26. DRE reports that it expects to have $6.6  million (roughly a month ’s worth of funding) in the fund at the end of 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel). Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget permanently shifts DCC costs for illicit enforcement activities and the California Track-and-Trace program from the Cannabis Control Fund (CCF) —which receives revenues from fees paid by cannabis businesses —to the Cannabis Tax Fund (CTF) —which receives revenues from cannabis sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget permanently shifts DCC costs for illicit enforcement activities and the California Track-and-Trace program from the Cannabis Control Fund (CCF) —which receives revenues from fees paid by cannabis businesses —to the Cannabis Tax Fund (CTF) —which receives revenues from cannabis sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Issues for legislative consideration and questioning include: (1)  the adequacy of the change management activities required to prepare departments for future onboarding to a new payroll system; (2)  the additional costs to departments to implement CSPS not captured in the approved baseline project cost; (3)  the composition and timing of departmental onboarding waves during the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011