The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - In reality, the amount of such bonds (and thus 4  percent tax credits) needed for HDFC projects will be dependent on several factors —some which cannot be anticipated at this time —and could vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The new methodology includes updated assumptions and variables such as application volume, case types, and current eligibili ty worker costs. Based on the revised formula, the spending plan includes an additional $407  million ($160  million General Fund) in 2023-24 for county CalFresh administration activities as compared to the 2022-23 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - This time line would be more reasonable than the administration ’s plan for a full launch of the PDL process this July, giving both the administration and the Legislature additional time to adjust their own processes (including the annual budget process) to the new realities of GenAI technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - At the beginning of the pilot, participating states will ag ree with the federal government on performance benchmarks for these measures. Participating states could be removed from the pilot for failing to meet these performance benchmarks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - We also find that more projects acknowledge the realities both of the annual legislative budget process and of state entities ’ continued programmatic responsibilities that necessitate some elements of the traditional approach to project D &I.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - However, the reality is more complicated, with many factors that contribute to families ’ risk for child maltreatment —such as poverty —existing far outside of local child welfare agencies ’ control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - Under the ACA, states had the option —which was exercised by California —to expand eligibility for their Medicaid programs to all qualified residents under ag e 65 with household incomes at or below 138 percent of the FPL beginning January 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492