The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
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

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version) California Spending Plan (Final Version) Chapter 2: Spending by Program Area Proposition 98 Annual school and community college spending levels are based primarily on Proposition  98 (1988), which established certain constitutional minimum requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - As designed, state funding for the program decreases over the three ‑year period, as local match requirements increase. In 2015 ‑16 and 2016 ‑17, the state provided $400  million and $300  million, respectively, for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version) California Spending Plan (Final Version) Chapter 2: Spending by Program Area Overview of Spending The 2018 ‑19 spending plan provides nearly $ 14  b illion from the General Fund for human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - The state will finalize its calculation of this obligation in May  2026. (In January and May, we had categorized settle up as a spending delay, but upon further deliberation, we view this action as borrowing.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - A total of $18  million is allocated to the CEC for alternative transportation fuel and vehicle technology research, including $15  million for a competitive grant program and $3  million to provide a state match for federal alternative fuel research programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - To do so, we first matched each zip code that received investment with another zip code in California that (1)  was eligible but did not receive New Market Tax Credit investments and (2)  had residents with similar incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal

Feb 24, 2016 - Compared to the Governor’s approach, our alternative that does not require an employee match may allow the state to address this problem at a lower cost. This approach may also preserve the state’s ability to change these benefits in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3363

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Update (10/2/24): Figure 8 has been updated for final actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922/3