The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Underserved Households Do Not Have Access to Faster Broadband. Underserved households can be defined as those with access to broadband, but not at 100 Mbps download speed and 20 Mbps upload speed. Faster broadband gives consumers the ability to, for example, do various internet activities simultaneously across multiple devices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Underserved households are defined as those without broadband service that offers a 100 Mbps download speed and 20 Mbps upload speed. Also, households are defined as unserved and/or underserved at their respective speeds if they do not meet certain latency requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Not only do high ‑severity wildfires take lives and level homes, businesses, and community infrastructure, they also destroy fish and wildlife habitats. Moreover, intense wildfires can also impair air quality throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Challenges in Reviewing Recently Released $400 Million Deferred Maintenance Project List

May 11, 2016 - The list also includes over 30 flooring projects at various departments such as CalFire and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). Historically, our office has suggested prioritizing funding for certain types of projects —such as those that address fire, life, and safety issues or reduce future state costs —over these types of projects that often address aesthetic concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3457

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision Cannabis-Related Proposals

May 16, 2017 - This includes funding from the CCF ($10.5  million) and fee revenue from Lake and Streambed permits ($5.2  million) for DFW to help ensure that the new cannabis regulatory program protects fish and wildlife.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3672

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed equipment and operating cost augmentations, as we do not find them to be well justified. We recommend the Legislature approve the capital outlay projects, but switch their funding source from the General Fund to the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Many nonreporting entities used cybersecurity training software offerings to conduct at least annual cybersecurity awareness training and perform mock phishing exercises —that is, e ‑mails or messages sent by internal IS staff to attempt to mislead an entity ’s employees into, for example, clicking a link or downloading a file that contains malware.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - For example, while both MCRSA and Proposition  64 have distributor license categories,distributor licensees under MCRSA generally are required to be independent entities that do not hold licenses in other license categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145