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

Feb 27, 2026 - Next Generation 911 Technology Deployed Across Four Main Regions Between 2019 and 2024. As originally envisioned, California ’s approach for a Next Generation 911 system involved breaking the state up into four regions with a single statewide vendor serving as a back ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2018-19 Budget: The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2018 - The remaining $3.6  million provided in 2016 ‑17 paid for public education and training activities, the development of a business plan (discussed further below), and four positions for one year to develop and manage the CEEW system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3782

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - (Refer to our March  10, 2016 report, The 2016-17 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal for a comprehensive description of the project’s history.) Partnership of Four Control Agencies Manage Project. The FI$Cal Project is managed by a partnership of four control agencies —Department of Finance (DOF), State Controller ’s Office (SCO), State Treasurer ’s Office (STO), and the Department of General Services (DGS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Established as a three-person panel by Proposition  64 (2016), the purpose of CCAP is to provide cannabis licensees and applicants with an impartial appellate body that can review licensing decisions made by DCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - While all four cities submitted Stage  2 documentation on October 7, 2016, Rome subsequently announced a suspension of its 2024 bid, leaving only Budapest, Los Angeles, and Paris as active 2024 bid cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2016, SCO—together with CalHR, which supports state human resources (HR) and labor relations policies and practices—started planning the current effort, the CSPS IT project. SCO and CalHR Planned CSPS IT Project Through State ’s IT Project Approval Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2017-18 Budget: California State Payroll System

Feb 28, 2017 - PAL Divides Approval Process Into Four Stages. The stages are: Stage  1 business analysis, Stage  2 alternatives analysis, Stage  3 procurement analysis, and Stage  4 bid analysis and finalization of project details.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3590

The 2017-18 Budget: Office Of Emergency Services (OES)

Feb 16, 2017 - As of December 31, 2016, it was on-track to spend about $14.8  million in 2016 ‑17. Similarly, in 2015 ‑16, OES spent $2.8  million on state operations related to the drought, and it was on pace to spend less than $2  million in 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3563

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Legislature Funded Initial Projects in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18. The 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18 Budget Acts included about $870  million in funding —mostly from lease revenue bonds —for the O Street and new Natural Resources Buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

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

Dec 20, 2016 - Based upon discussions with state departments, this is an ambitious timeline because departments must finalize regulations and guidelines, have staff in place, and set up information technology systems in a shorter period of time than is normal for such a large and complex new regulatory program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517