The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (Separate from the funding for DOJ, the budget provides $3  million on an ongoing basis from various special funds to the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, and the State Water Resources Board specifically for legal activities responding to environmental actions taken by the federal government.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - All four mandates concern municipal stormwater permits issued by regional water quality control boards for the period beginning in 2009 or 2010 through December 2017. The Commission on State Mandates had determined that several requirements in these permits (which local governments already carried out) were state-reimbursable mandates for that time frame.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also provides Caltrans with $17.6  million on a one-time basis from the State Highway Account for the Games Route Network and other related highway improvements. Additionally, SB  128 appropriates $1,000 from the State Highway Account for Caltrans to fund capital projects that support the Games Route Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Assembly Bill 149 exempts from CEQA the construction of temporary facilities for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also exempts any temporary Olympics facility located in the coastal zone from having to obtain a coastal development permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The labor and employment programs are administered at the state level by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the Departme nt of Industrial Relations, the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - The Governor would appoint five members of the board. The Speaker of the Assembly, Senate President pro Tempore, and minority leaders of the Assembly and Senate would each appoint one member. Board members could serve two four-year terms.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Eligibility for elective office. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Through two statewide constitutional initiatives (Proposition  11 of 2008 and Proposition  20 of 2010), voters in California established an independent commission to draw state district maps. The State Constitution sets limitations on Commission members ’ eligibility to run for elective office in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-015

The right to boycott or engage in other activities to express opposition to the policies of the state of Israel toward Palestinians. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - For example, the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System is governed by a 13-member board. Federal and state law govern how these funds are administered. For example, the state Constitution requires the board of a public pension or retirement system have sole fiduciary responsibility to administer the system and to diversify investments to maximize earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - PLP 2025 =Personal Leave Program 2025; Local 1000 = Nine bargaining units represented by Service Employee International Union, Local 1000: Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21. OPEB Prefunding State Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Prefunding Strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - In a March 11, 2024 letter in response to a request from the Legislative Committee of the State Association of County Retirement Systems, the actuarial panel provided insights into the cost considerations for DROPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066