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 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12186, subsections (c), (d), (e), or (f), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, (2)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12188, subsections (b) or (c), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, and (3)  filing fees pursuant to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, 369 unique DVBEs were doing business as a prime contractor, and 220 were doing business as subcontractors, with state entities that use FI$Cal. However, the actual number of unique DVBEs with active state contracts may be higher because some departments that make significant use of DVBEs —such as the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Do low –income housing subsidies increase the occupied housing stock? Journal of Public Economics , 89 (11), 2137 –2164 . Somerville, C. T., & Mayer, C. J. (2003). Government Regulation and Changes in the Affordable Housing Stock.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

The 2019-20 Budget: May Revision Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 17, 2019 - Figure   6 c ompares recent budgets ’ constitutionally required reserve deposits to the 2019 ‑20 May Revision estimate. As the figure shows, while the Governor is proposing significantly less in discretionary reserve deposits for 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to other recent budgets, the Governor ’s budget does include a slightly larger mandatory reserve deposit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4050

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For each workstream, the contract outlines a series of deliverables or milestones that the contractor would be required to meet over the course of a 28-week period as well as the amount of payment it would receive in exchange for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The CSU system indicates it has thousands of service-learning courses where students are able to volunteer with local organizations while receiving academi c credit. Such efforts exist at the other public higher education segments too.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - If the Legislature does not want 9 ‑1 ‑ 1 c harges to increase by that amount, it could fund all or part of the system from the General Fund. This would be a reasonable approach since the system provides broader benefits to society, including ensuring that a more robust emergency response system is available to everyone, including those who do not have phones connected to the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

A Review of LifeLine Budget Estimates and Enrollment Process

Apr 3, 2019 - The total amount of monthly subsidies are driven by two factors: ( 1)  t he amount of the subsidy and ( 2)  c aseload. In recent years, the amount of the subsidy has been relatively steady. However, as noted earlier, overall caseload has changed significantly from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3995