The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - . $1.5  million for the performance criteria phase of the New Nevada City Courthouse project in Nevada County. Relocation of Los Angeles Spring Street Courtrooms. The budget proposes $11  million one ‑time General Fund to relocate 24 courtrooms out of leased space in Los Angeles County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These included (1)  a $1.5  billion ($760  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent and ongoing reduction of 10,000 vacant positions and the associated funding and (2)  a reduction to General Fund operating expenditures of $2.2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $2.8  billion in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, to address deficient medical facilities, the medical Receiver ordered the construction of 31 healthcare facility improvement projects that have totaled over $1.5  billion. Given that the state is facing multiyear budget deficits, these newly incurred costs would exacerbate the budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - Overall, California experienced a 1.5  percent reduction in the total crime rate. While it is possible that some of these changes are driven by California-specific factors —such as the passage of Proposition  47 in 2014, which reduced the penalties for various crimes —it is likely that much of these changes are driven by other factors that apply nationally.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - . $5  million one-time General Fund —$2.7  million in 2025-26, $1.5  million in 2026-27, and $784,000 in 2027-28 —to address gambling-related litigation authorized by Chapter  860 of 2024 (SB  549, Newman).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The state contributed to this structural fund imbalance by redirecting over $1.5  billion from the fund to the General Fund or to support trial court operations. This led to the fund becoming insolvent and required various actions be taken —most notably the cancelation and suspension of projects supported by the construction account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Some of the major facility initiatives  include: Health Care Facility Improvement Program (HCFIP) —$1.5   Billion. HCFIP is a collection of 31 projects at various prisons to address medical infrastructure deficiencies across the state prison system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s budget, these infrastructure proposals count as exclusions from the SAL. $1.5   Billion One Time for College and Career Pathways. The budget proposes $1.5  billion to develop college and career pathways for high school students interested in technology, health care, education, and climate ‑related fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Major cost shift proposals in the Governor ’s budget include: (1)  shifting $1.5  billion in costs for zero ‑emission vehicles from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, (2)  making $850  million in loans from special funds to the General Fund, (3)  temporarily transferring $300  million from the health care affordability reserve fund to the General Fund, and (4)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the budget (1)  provides $1.5  million General Fund in 2023-24 and $62  million in 2024-25 to replace roofs at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego and (2)  reverts $30  million of the $100  million included in the 2021-22 budget for deferred maintenance projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805