^[PDF] Overview of California’s Child Care and Development System

Overview of California’s Child Care and Development System Change From 2014-15 Amount Percent Expenditures CalWORKs Child Care Stage 1 $337 $330a $362 $32 10% Stage 2b 367 355 349 -6 -2 Stage 3 202 220 264 44 20 Subtotals ($906) ($904) ($974) ($69) (8%) Non-CalWORKs Programs State Preschool $507 $664 $657 -$8 -1% General Child Care 464 544 574 31 6 Alternative Payment 177 182 190
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2015/Child-Care-and-Development-Overview.pdf

^[PDF] Eligibility and Admissions in California Public Higher Education

CSU’S Eligibility Policy CSU Eligibility Index (Selected Grade Point Averages [GPAs]) GPA ACT Score SAT Score 3 and abovea — — 2.99 10 510 2.9 12 580 2.8 14 660 2.7 16 740 2.6 18 820 2.5 20 900 2.4 22 980 2.3 24 1,060 2.2 26 1,140 2.1 28 1,220 2b 30 1,300 a No standardized test scores are required for students with GPAs at or above 3.0. b Students with GPAs below 2.0 are not
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2010/Eligibility_and_Admissions_in_California_Public_Higher_Ed_31010.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of Special Education in California

State Special Schools (SSS) Enrollment at the State Special Schools 2013-14 Enrollment Percent Residential Percent of State’s Deaf or Blind Students School for the Deaf—Fremont 459 59% 3%a School for the Deaf—Riverside 410 36 3a School for the Blind 85 80 2b Totals 869 48 5% a Refl ects share of statewide population of students who have been identifi ed as deaf, hard of hearing,
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2015/Overview-of-Special-Education-in-California050515.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of Special Education in California

State Special Schools (SSS) Enrollment at the State Special Schools 2013-14 Enrollment Percent Residential Percent of State’s Deaf or Blind Students School for the Deaf—Fremont 459 59% 3%a School for the Deaf—Riverside 410 36 3a School for the Blind 85 80 2b Totals 869 48 5% a Refl ects share of statewide population of students who have been identifi ed as deaf, hard of hearing,
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2015/Overview-of-Special-Education-in-California050715.pdf

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] May 25, 2001 The 2001-02 Assembly Budget Bill AB 95 (Cardenas) As Adopted by the Budget Committee

Department/Program Department of Aging—augmentations $4 Employment Development Department Funded California Savings and Asset Program (proposed in AB 692) $5a Augmented for Youthbuild program 1 Department of Social Services (DSS)—Child Welfare Services Child Welfare Services/Foster Care Reform Package (See page 7 for detail) $63b Restored funding for increase in cost of doing business
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/budget_packets/052501_asm_floor.pdf

^[PDF] Funding Total Units Created Los Angeles County $268 1,814 $679

Funding Total Units Created Los Angeles County $268 1,814 $679 2,218 $947 4,032 Bay Area 275 1,627 609 2,106 883 3,733 San Joaquin Valley 63 765 195 825 258 1,590 Southern California 66 592 189 688 255 1,280 Sacramento Area 39 331 92 353 131 684 Central Coast 23 217 101 348 124 565 San Diego County 38 332 12 41 50 373 Balance of State 26 233 78 284 104 517 Totals $798 5,911 $1,955 6,863 $2,753
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Health/2023/Bond-to-Fund-Behavioral-Health-Facilities-Veterans-Housing-082223.pdf

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: State Information Technology Projects

Department of Water Resources' Business 2000—Phase 2B Project. Most IT Projects Were Experiencing Project Changes. As summarized in Figure  2, most state IT projects (about three-quarters), regardless of risk rating, were experiencing project changes of 10 percent or more in budget, schedule, or scope.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_03_cc_it_anl04.htm