The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - Specifically, the proposal assumes that Caltrans each month hires 100 state staff, offset by about 35 state staff attritions, for a net monthly increase of about 65 state staff. Thus, the proposal assumes that Caltrans will add 782 new state staff by June 30, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - The budget estimates that the package will generate an average of $4.2  billion annually over the next ten years, primarily from a new $65 vehicle registration tax and increasing gasoline and diesel excise taxes and indexing the rates for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - This funding would come from a mix of revenue sources including a new $65 vehicle registration tax, increases to gasoline and diesel excise taxes, cap ‑and ‑trade auction revenues, and the early repayment of certain transportation loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - (As discussed earlier in this report, the budget also includes a $65 vehicle registration tax that would fund transportation infrastructure programs.) New MVA Expenditures. While the above fee increase would help address the operational shortfalls of the MVA with increased revenues, the Governor ’s budget also includes proposals totaling $52  million that would further increase MVA expenditures in 2016 –17 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - While overall health effects from wildfire smoke still are being studied, a rough estimate suggests wildfire smoke in 2020 caused about 20 deaths per 100,000 adults over the age of 65. Researchers suggest that particulate matter in fire‑prone areas could roughly double by the end of the century, and that a 50 percent increase in wildfire smoke could increase deaths of older adults by an additional 9 to 20 per 100,000 people annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget proposes expanding comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to income ‑eligible seniors aged 65 and older, regardless of immigration status, beginning no sooner than January 1, 2021. The budget assumes 27,000 seniors will gain comprehensive coverage at a half ‑year cost of $ 64  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑21 and an annual ongoing cost of $ 320  m illion General Fund at full implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135