The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - The proposed facility would be 24,538 square feet (19,184 square feet of office space and a 5,354 square foot auto shop), or roughly six times the size of the existing 4,006 office that opened in 1967.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $5  million in ongoing General Fund and 12 new positions to expand the existing Computer Crimes Investigation Unit and augment work combatting child sexual abuse material and human trafficking throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The administration has since made upward adjustments to its MVA projections and now estimates the account to be in stable condition for both the current year and the 2026-27 budget year. (Accordingly, the Governor’s budget proposes undoing the $166 million current-year fund shift and letting the MVA reassume the associated costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - The proposed facility would be 24,538 square feet, or roughly six times the size of the existing 4, 006 o ffice that opened in about 1967. The total estimated cost to replace this office is estimated at $34. 9  m illion (includes $2. 1  m illion for acquisition and planning provided in the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - Similar to last year, the budget includes a number of shifts in the funding approach for CHP capital outlay projects. Specifically, the budget shifts $13.1  million from the General Fund to lease revenue bonds for the performance criteria phase of six area office projects including Antelope, Barstow, Gold Run, Los Banos, Porterville, and Redding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - …But Total Number of Transactions Is Lower Than Previous Year. As field offices began to re-open, the department ’s monthly transactions through all service channels neared pre-closure levels. However, due to the decline in transactions in April and May 2020, the total number of transactions in 2019 ‑20 was lower than in the previous year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - The Governor is to appoint an Inspector General to oversee the office, subject to Senate confirmation, for a six ‑year term. Modifies Approval Process for Caltrans ’ Biannual Proposal of Rehabilitation Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees $1.00 $36.00 a These fees are applied for boat registrations and are charged every other year rather than annually. b Applies to vehicles six years old or less.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708