The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal - The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal February 24, 2016 Watch it on YouTube .
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The 2016-17 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook - California's Fiscal Outlook [Video]

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

Oct 2, 2018 - In constructing the budget, the Legislature was faced with decisions over how to allocate $ 10  b illion in discretionary General Fund resources. ( “Discretionary ” in this context excludes billions of dollars controlled by constitutional funding requirements, such as Proposition  98 [1988] and Proposition  2 [2014], and added costs to maintain existing policies and programs.)
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California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible. The middle of the range, which becomes our main revenue forecast, is thus lower than if we did not include the stock market risk indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - During the special session, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one ‑time for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
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The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The Condition of the General Fund Figure  4 displays the condition of the General Fund under the revenue and spending assumptions in the June 2016 budget package, as estimated by the Department of Finance.
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The 2024-25 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2024 - Figure  2 displays the distribution of the most likely revenue outcomes over the multiyear (in gray). The dark line shows the administration ’s forecast of revenues in the May Revision. The light green line shows the amount of revenue the state would need to “break even ” —that is, the level of revenue the state would need to be able to afford the level of spending proposed in the May Revision.
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Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In these posts, we display total federal expenditures by major program, recipient, and county. We also compare federal expenditures in California to other states. Direct Federal Expenditures to Individuals, Private Entities, and Universities.
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California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - As such, our independent fiscal assessment underlies the Legislature ’s ability to assert an informed check on the executive branch, making any added complexity from diverging estimates a worthwhile trade-off.
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Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - As displayed in the figure, we categorize federal payments by their first recipient, not their ultimate beneficiary. This method is consistent throughout the blog series except in Post 5, where we discuss all federal expenditures received by counties.
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