The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - Previously, OSP operated under a “just ‑in ‑time ” ordering model whereby OSP received most paper deliveries directly from the supplier within two to four weeks from ordering. However, over the past few years, OSP reports that paper supply industry consolidations, COVID ‑19 pandemic supply chain issues, and geopolitical events increased lead times for placing orders with suppliers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Past efforts to achieve large unallocated reductions through efficiencies have resulted in some ongoing savings to the state budget but generally have fallen short of the large levels initially assumed. 2024-25 Budget Assumed Large Ongoing Reductions to Departmental State Operations … The 2024-25 budget assumed large levels of ongoing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - Figure   3 i ncludes only state ‑level funding for the Census and excludes funding provided by local governments or nonprofits. Below, we discuss past and current support California has provided for the decennial Census.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office Grant Electronic Management System (GEMS) Automating paper ‑based grants application process January 2018 a Estimated completion date as of summer 2017. b Actual project completion date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

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

Feb 11, 2026 - The 2026-27 amount is $127,000 (or 3.8  percent) more than the revised 2025-26 level. The Governor also proposes a one position reduction (from 13 to 12) in 2026-27 and ongoing. Assessment Still Too Early to Know What Actual Caseload and Workload Will Be.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection

Jan 8, 2018 - In the past, the State Archives estimated that, with its current levels of resources, it would cost approximately $ 1  p er  page to digitize a physical record. This estimate includes the scanning of a physical document in addition to cataloging the record and adding key words that make a document searchable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3730

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - In view of the above changes, the Governor ’s budget proposes 7. 3 p ositions in 2019 ‑20. Under the proposal, each hospital would have an average of roughly ten positions dedicated to the work. We note that these staffing levels would be adjusted regularly to account for changes in the size of the patient population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past. As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - While this proposal may help the state reach a balanced budget “on paper, ” in reality, the unrealized savings would flow into the 2025-26 budget process and add to any fiscal challenges the Legislature is facing that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of this post for more information on these budget-wide reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081