The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Moreover, we estimate costs in other programs to be about $6  billion higher than anticipated. Starting in 2027 ‑28, we estimate structural deficits to grow to about $35  billion annually due to spending growth continuing to outstrip revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - Gathering Program Information Takes Time. While a few programs, like the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant Program, have dashboards providing program metrics, often this information is not centrally collected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - We recommend the Legislature consider ways to eliminate the backlog entirely without necessarily rewarding a few LEAs that filed much higher claims than all other LEAs. One such approach would be to provide an amount equal to or in excess of the remaining backlog, distribute on a per –student basis, but make a condition of receipt that participating LEAs accept the funding in lieu of all outstanding claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - This approach would make substantially more progress toward eliminating the backlog without rewarding districts that submitted unusually costly mandate claims. Infrastructure and Equipment The Governor ’s budget includes a variety of proposed spending on infrastructure and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the proposal, for example, the state aims to ( 1)  e ncourage contracted managed care plans to provide additional non ‑health care services, such as intensive care management and temporary housing services, intended to more comprehensively address the needs of Medi ‑Cal enrollees with the most complex and costly conditions (such as the homeless); ( 2)  s implify state administration and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - May Revision Significantly Reduces Growth in Medi-Cal, but Most Other Major Programs' Growth Rates Mostly Unchanged. Figure  3 provides a broader perspective on changes in long-term spending across major programs —largely reflecting the May Revision ’s ongoing solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package reflects $1 billion in savings by deferring recognition of MCS program costs from 2025‑26 to 2026‑27 on a budgetary basis. However, on a cash basis, these costs would still be paid in 2025‑26 as they are incurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - In addition to Medi ‑Cal, the other main driver of increased costs is higher ‑than ‑expected costs in the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, related to both higher caseload and hours per case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044