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

Feb 27, 2026 - Changes of This Magnitude to a Critical Public Safety System Are Best Accomplished Under Close Oversight, Which Is Currently Lacking. In the decades since the 911 system was first established, it has developed into a critical part of California ’s public safety system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Improving California's Regulatory Analysis

Feb 3, 2017 - Federal Guidance Describes Best Practices for Regulatory Analysis. As part of its oversight, the OMB has developed best practices for analysis. Most notably, after public input and peer review, the OMB and the President ’s Council of Economic Advisors issued “Circular A ‑4 ” in 2003 —the central guidance document designed to assist regulatory agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3542

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Beyond awarding grants for new online courses, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional deve lopment and developing a “best of ” library of online materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - (Everything in this post reflects our best understanding at the time of publication. We will continue to review and may update this post as more information becomes available.) Public Health Response to COVID-19 Limits Many Californians ’ Income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - To inform this decision, the Legislature could direct OES and local law enforcement to provide their perspectives in spring budget hearings on the key weaknesses of the LEMA system that are best ad dressed through state reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - However, the grant program has the same evaluation structure as the credit, which suggests it could be similarly effective at identifying the best applicati ons. Grant Eligibility Rests on Subjective Assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - The tables in this post reflect our best estimates and current understanding. Where possible, we rely on estimates from a relevant state department or directly from the federal government. However, in many cases, the estimates of amounts that will flow to California are still unknown or could continue to change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - A generally accepted best practice is for program administrators to notify a DVBE subcontractor when they are named on a prime contractor ’s bid. For state entities using the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), such notifications occur automatically, with 3,070 issued in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Proposed Changes to Veterans Home in Yountville

Mar 6, 2018 - Absent the master plan, it is unclear how the administration has projected that the proposed capacity of the new SNF and memory care facility is the best size to meet the future demand for these services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3771

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - Summary of Best Practices. Will the assessment include a summary of best financial and operational practices used by other state and county fairs with recommendations for best practices that should be adopted by Cal  Expo?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187