The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Under the budget plan, General Fund spending for DPH will decline from $153  million to $136  million, or by 11  percent. This year ‑over ‑year decrease in General Fund spending is largely the result of one ‑time spending augmentations in 2016 ‑17 that are ending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/6

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Net Savings From Increasing Minimum Wage Under current law, the state ’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $11 per hour in January 2018, with additional planned increases of $1 annually until the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour in January 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - Our recent revenue post suggests an improvement in revenues of around $5 billion relative to the Governor’s budget estimates. Under the state’s constitutional budget formulas, a revenue increase of this magnitude would translate, very roughly, into a $2.5 billion improvement in the budget bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - (Outyear funding includes $5 million [$3 million General Fund] and five positions in 2023-24, $3.2 million [$1.9 million General Fund] and five positions in 2024-25, and $846,000 [$508,000 General Fund] and five positions in 2025-26 and ongoing.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget also provides $11. 5  m illion (General Fund) for the activation of 80 b eds for mentally disordered offenders at DSH ‑Coalinga. In addition, the budget includes $9. 4  m illion for the construction phase of a project to upgrade the DSH ‑Patton Fire alarm system and $3. 3  m illion to treat additional patients with Hepatitis C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/6

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - While the Governor focuses solutions in Medi-Cal —constituting $11  billion of the total $16  billion in solutions —the Legislature could pursue a different mix of spending and/or revenue solutions than those proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

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

May 17, 2025 - Revenues Lower by About $5   Billion. The May Revision downgrades the administration ’s revenue estimates by $5  billion. Revenues for prior and current years are up a total of $6  billion, primarily reflecting stronger ‑than ‑expect personal income tax collections which are running $4  billion ahead of prior projections as of April.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This is about $5  billion larger than the budget problem anticipated by the administration in June. Figure  3 provides our estimates of the General Fund condition, including our estimate of the budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

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

Jan 12, 2026 - Ongoing, the Governor ’s spending ‑related solutions provide $5  billion in savings within a few years. Appendix 1 provides a list of the Governor ’s budget solutions. Generates $5.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 5 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Other General Fund (In millions) Broadband infrastructure —last ‑mile projects $253 Broadband infrastructure —Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund 175 Establish new office of public outreach 65 Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission and OPR = Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4