The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - GO-SERVE oversees three notable programs: the California Volunteers, the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC), and the Youth Empowerment Commission. The spending plan includes $225  million for the office in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - On the one hand, it can be reasonable to fund infrastructure projects through a pay –as –you –go approach. Pay –as –you –go is typically somewhat cheaper than borrowing since the state does not have to pay interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Due to increases in health premiums and the number of retirees receiving the benefit, the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs for this benefit increase each year. The budget assumes that the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs in 2019-20 will be $2.2  billion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Accordingly, if crafters of future bonds prioritize quick expenditure of funds, they could consider whether there are opportunities to deemphasize the characteristics that are associated with slow expenditures without trading off other key priorities, such as ensuring that dollars go to the most worthy and cost-effective projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - Instead, we recommend that funding provided in the SPIF for state office building projects go through the typical budget process. Doing so would ensure that the Legislature could control how these funds were used and make it easier for the Legislature to provide robust oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Many of these recommendations differ from, or go beyond, the activities being implemented under the oversight of the California Model project and implementation team. For example, the report recommended single‑celling the entire prison, which would involve reducing the population of the prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Overall, to the extent that the stricter Title   24 s tandards incorporate a greater share of cost ‑effective energy efficiency measures, it might become more difficult to achieve cost ‑effective energy efficiency measures that go beyond the code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Even those confined to life sentences shared that a CCC education had been beneficial in various ways, including by allowing them to serve as mentors to younger incarcerated persons and inspiring family members on the outside to go to college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - However, without lists of specific projects, the Legislature cannot assess whether the funding provided will go to projects that meet those or other legislative priorities. No Clear Methodology for Establishing Funding Levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - Third, we recommend that any future funding provided for state office building projects go through the typical budget process rather than a continuous appropriation under the current SPIF process. Doing so would make it easier for the Legislature to provide robust oversight over the administration ’s ambitious strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516