The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This  is not a prediction of what will happen —state and federal laws and policies will change in the coming years —but rather serves as a baseline to help the Legislature understand its starting place.
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

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Traffic collisions remain a leading cause of preventable death in California with 3,074 people killed in crashes in 2014. California had the 16th lowest fatality rate in the nation —0 .92 fatal injuries for every 100  million miles driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/6

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - Rather, the issue is whether a wait-and-see approach suffices or whether this long-standing risk to California ’s finances should be incorporated into the state ’s budget assumptions from the start. Unpacking this question calls for revisiting what is driving the state ’s current revenue boom.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget provides $14  million to increase license –exempt rates from 65  percent to 70  percent of the family child care home rates starting January 1, 2017. Budget Package Annualizes Rate Increases Initiated Last Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/4

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - As a result, if the Legislature were to use our estimates as a starting point, it would need to identify somewhat fewer solutions to balance the budget. Both Our Office and the Administration Forecast Persistent Future Deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget also provides $ 16  m illion ongoing non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for 2, 100 n ew Alternative Payment slots starting September 1, 2018. Funds Additional State Preschool Slots. The budget provides $ 19  m illion to annualize the cost of 2, 959 p reschool slots added April 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/4

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - This is not a prediction of what will happen —state and federal laws and policies will change in the coming years —but rather serves as a baseline to help the Legislature understand its starting place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2024-25 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2024 - (Both our office and the administration assume, however, out-year costs associated with the repayments on the Proposition  98 maneuver, which contribute to nearly $2  billion in higher costs each year starting in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4907

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - Project Funding to Finish Planning and Start Initial Development and Implementation. The spending plan provides SCO $98.2  million General Fund and 35 positions (32 permanent positions and three limited-term positions) in 2022-23 to complete project planning through CDT ’s PAL process and start project development and implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626