The 2012-13 Budget: Economic and Revenue Update [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2012 - The economy now is clearly improving in many important ways, including employment growth, but significant impediments block the state’s path to a more robust economic recovery. Like the economic data, reports concerning state revenues have been mixed recently too, with weakness in income tax payments accompanied by speculation concerning a future bonanza of tax revenues due to the possible offering of stock by Facebook, Inc.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2578

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

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal February 24, 2016 Watch it on YouTube .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=101

The 2016-17 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook - California's Fiscal Outlook [Video]

View  this video on   YouTube . Video Selection California 's Fiscal Outlook Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Middle Class Scholarships (MCS) Arrears Budgeting ($1 Billion). The budget package reflects $1 billion in savings by deferring recognition of MCS program costs from 2025‑26 to 2026‑27 on a budgetary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

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

Oct 2, 2018 - In constructing the budget, the Legislature was faced with decisions over how to allocate $ 10  b illion in discretionary General Fund resources. ( “Discretionary ” in this context excludes billions of dollars controlled by constitutional funding requirements, such as Proposition  98 [1988] and Proposition  2 [2014], and added costs to maintain existing policies and programs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Though this mandate is added to the block grant, the budget does not include additional block grant funding for it. Applies Cost ‑of ‑Living Adjustment (COLA) to Certain Programs. In addition to these changes, the budget provides a 1.56  percent COLA for both the K ‑12 and community college mandates block grants and establishes a statutory COLA for them moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible. The middle of the range, which becomes our main revenue forecast, is thus lower than if we did not include the stock market risk indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - Rather than adding to the complexity and fragmentation of the state ’s workforce system, we recommend the Legislature remain focused on the overarching vision of moving toward a more coherent and integrated system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - Figure 1 The State ’s New Wall of Debt (In Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Each plan included (1) a needs assessment, (2) plans for coordinating and integrating existing adult education programs, and (3) strategies for improving student success. The block grant funding provides resources to begin i mplementing these plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302