High-Speed Rail 2025 Project Update Report [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2025 - High-Speed Rail 2025 Project Update Report [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/5020

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture Press Conference Question and Answer [Video]

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture Press Conference Question and Answer [Video] These videos were released as companion pieces to our report High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture . 
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=10&videoId=107

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture Press Conference [Video]

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture Press Conference [Video] These videos were released as companion pieces to our report High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture . 
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=10&videoId=108

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture [Video]

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture [Video] These videos were released as companion pieces to our report High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture . 
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=10&videoId=115

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - The typical PE ratio since 1990 is 21 (19 if the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s is excluded). Similar to the price-to-earnings ratio, the home price-to-rent ratio is used to gauge if home prices are in line with underlying demand for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

^[PDF] For example, state law specifies that instructional materials

For example, state law specifies that instructional materials must portray the contributions of both men and women in professional, vocational, and execu- tive roles; Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Eu- ropean Americans; and entrepreneurs and labor.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/instruct_material/instruct_material_052407.pdf

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

Feb 8, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority The 2024‑25 Budget Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority Summary.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - First, the state received $2. 6  b illion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds in 2009. The funding agreement for these funds requires the state to provide $2. 5  b illion in matching funds, but allows the state to spend down the federal funds in advance of the state match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948