The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - That being said, the recent examples of Control Section 4.05, Control Section 4.12, and the current BCG-focused effort have demonstrated that predicting the level of savings from such activities is difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Continued oversight of the middle-mile network implementation also will be critical to make sure last-mile projects in these areas are able to connect to the network and provide high-speed internet access to their community institutions and households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - California has seven agencies, which collectively oversee more than 100 departments, boards, commissions, and other entities. Figure  1 shows that these seven agencies and the entities under their supervision vary significantly by budget and staffing size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget authorizes an increase of $100  million in one-time General Fund spending for MHP administered by HCD. The budget action augments previously authorized discretionary funding for the program for a total of $325  million in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - Assessment Unclear Whether Demand for Grants Matches Proposed Funding Levels. The Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is a relatively new program and, as a result, limited data are available on the demand for grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - In addition, the legislation makes several changes to the existing emergency rental assistance program, including providing 100  percent reimbursement (up from 80  percent) for both arrearage and prospective rent payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - For example, the department oversees testing laboratories that make sure cannabis is safe for consumption, which includes reviewing license applications, conducting routine inspections, investigating complaints, taking enforcemen t actions, and conducting investigative sample analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - How Would the Matching Requirement Work? At this time, there is very little information available on how the proposed matching requirement would work. This includes who would provide the match and how much of a match would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - While the extent of this increase is difficult to predict, if the relationship suggested by Figure  2 is true it is possible that annual property tax losses attributable to inheritance exclusions could increase by several hundred million dollars over the next decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706