California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The current discrepancy over the size of the state ’s budget deficit —$18  billion under the Legislative Analyst ’s Office estimate versus $3  billion in the Governor ’s budget —fits squarely within that pattern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

^[PDF] Unemployment and Disability Insurance

CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS: You HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE COMMENT ON THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S (E0D) DATA PROCESSING PLANS, UNFORTUNATELY, TIME DID NOT PERMIT A DETAILED EXJVvliNATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S AUTOMATION PLANS AND DESIGNS, WE WOULD LIKE TO COM'1ENT, HOWEVER, ON THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE PROCESS BY WHICH EDD PLANS AND IMPLEMENTS DATA
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/unemployment_and_disability_insurance.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - CDSS estimates that there are about 954,800 individuals that fit the expanded ABAWD criteria (compared to about 345,400 individuals who are estimated to meet the prior criteria). Of these, CDSS estimates approximately 845,000 individuals that will become subject to the work requirement beginning June 2026 and not qualify for an exemption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Assessments

Physical Fitness Examination ·   Purpose. Measure physical fitness level of students and encourage focus on physical fitness. ·   Subjects. Aerobic capacity, body composition, abdominal strength, upper body strength, trunk strength, and flexibility. ·   Requirement and Grade Level.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_10_assessments_anl03.htm

The 2017-18 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 14, 2017 - LAO Recommendation Only Approve Funding for Fit-Gap Analysis. Given the concerns raised above, we find that it is premature to consider approving funding to replace the case management systems for nine trial courts without a fit-gap analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3557

^[PDF] The Citizen Legislature Act (version C)

Among the factors the com- mission must consider when adjusting the salary and certain benefits of legislators is the amount of time that they require to perform official duties, functions, and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090577.pdf

2002 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay, California Infrastructure Plan

Given the absence of the infrastructure plan, the Legislature cannot see how capital outlay proposals in the Governor's budget fit together with the state's long-term infrastructu re needs and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/cap_outlay/co_02_cc_infrastructure_anl02.htm