The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The program will offer competitive grants to local governments and federally recognized tribal governments for litter abatement efforts, with a particular focus on projects that create employment pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - As shown in the figure, the TAC recommended that the pilot include at least 5,000 vehicles across varying geographic regions, offer various methods for participants to record mileage, and establish privacy protections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - The VFO offers nine transactions that previously required an in-person visit. (This is in addition to the 14 transactions customers already could complete online by themselves prior to the pandemic.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Advancing Transportation Projects To Stimulate the Economy: An Alternative Approach [Publication Details]

Dec 10, 2008 - We offer an alternative approach that we believe would provide greater benefits with a similar amount of funding. Specifically, we recommend the use of revenue bonds backed by future gas tax revenues to accelerate 122 highway rehabilitation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1900

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The program would offer competitive grants to local governments and federally recognized tribal governments for litter abatement efforts. As opposed to the previous Clean California Local Grant Program, this new program would focus exclusively on local litter abatement and would not support infrastructure ‑related beautification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the Legislature might consider adopting statewide guidance and standards, assessing and addressing data gaps, offering support and coordination, and providing targeted fiscal support. The Legislature also will want to think about steps the state can take—and avoid taking—to ensure it does not exacerbate climate impacts, as well as how to prioritize across its various climate response priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - In response to the multibillion-dollar budget problem the state is facing, the Governor’s budget proposes $4 billion in multiyear budget solutions from the recent General Fund augmentations provided to transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature delay some of those decisions and offer options for doing so. Introduction On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. (This annual proposed revised budget is called the “May Revision. ”) In this post, we provide a summary of the Governor ’s revised budget, focusing on the overall condition and structure of the state General Fund —the budget ’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $6  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for DMV to fund overtime for 200 Licensing Registration Examiners, as well as the necessary office and support staff, so that field offices with wait times of 30 days or more for commercial drive tests can offer additional testing slots on Saturdays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Other Early Education Proposals Largely Placeholders, Offer Legislature Opportunity to Set Its Priorities. The Governor ’s budget also includes $ 750  m illion (non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) one time to create more full ‑day kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916