The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

Oversight of the California High-Speed Rail Project [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2026 - Oversight of the California High-Speed Rail Project [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5138

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Background Legislature Established OIG in 2022 to Improve High-Speed Rail Project Oversight. As part of an agreement to appropriate the remaining unappropriated Proposition  1A bond funds for HSRA, the Legislature adopted Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - In recent years, the state has not added much highway capacity to address congestion, as research suggests this approach only works temporarily because it ultimately attracts more drivers. Instead, the state has tried alternatives, such as creating fee ‑based express lanes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs. The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5077

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - Inflationary adjustments for all fuel excise taxes —both those previously existing and those added under SB   1 —will begin July 1, 2020. The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710