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.
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Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Under these policies, the Air Resources Board (ARB) projects emissions will be below the AB 32 target in 2020. Chapter 249 of 2016 (SB 32, Pavley) established the target of reducing GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
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The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - In addition, Chapter  32 specifies the requirements that apply when State Preschool and TK students are served in a single classroom and program requirements conflict. Most notably, Chapter   32 r equires mixed classrooms be taught by a teacher with a multiple subject teaching credential (the current TK requirement) and have a staffing ratio of one adult per 8 c hildren (the current State Preschool requirement).
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Proposition 32: Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction [Publication Details]

Sep 25, 2012 - Proposition 32: Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 7 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Resources and Environment General Fund (In Millions) Emergency surge (helitanker contract component) $45 Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (SB 846) 100 Diablo Canyon land use planning — Coastal resilience SB 1 implementation 55 Clean Cars 4 All and other equity (ZEV
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The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Chapter  32 gives districts broad discretion in how schools may use the grant funds. Funds Two One ‑Time Initiatives for Classified Employees. The budget includes a total of $ 95  m illion for these initiatives.
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The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For California, the dot ‑com era —when stocks rose and then fell precipitously in response to widespread adoption of the internet —offers the most salient example. The internet has proven to be a transformative technology and, yet, the stock market ’s initial reaction was clearly overly exuberant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

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

Oct 2, 2018 - This amount includes $32. 2  m illion from the Immediate and Critical Needs Account (ICNA) for the pre ‑construction design activities for three projects. The budget also provides $1. 3  b illion in lease revenue bond authority for the construction of ten projects, as shown in Figure  27 .
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The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Specifically, the Governor proposes  allocating: $32   Billion to One ‑Time or Temporary Spending on Programmatic Expansions. The Governor proposes spending about 60  percent of the overall General Fund surplus, or $32  billion, on a one ‑time or temporary basis for a variety of programmatic expansions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The total expenditures include $1.2  billion in proceeds of bonds authorized by Proposition  1A (2008), as well as $32  million in federal funds. The budget plan also assumes that $500  million in cap –and –trade auction revenues will be continuously appropriated to the project in 2016 –17 .
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