The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - This includes pre ‑employment testing, post ‑accident testing, random testing, and reasonable suspicion testing. Other Department Policies on Driving . Caltrans has a number of policies limiting vehicle usage by its employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The pilot program is expected to begin in 2024 and, in accordance with the legislation, will test two types of rates —a flat per-mile rate and a variable per-mile rate based on a vehicle ’s fuel economy rating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - The pilot program enrolled 5,000 vehicles from volunteer participants to test several options for collecting the revenues, including: ( 1)  p repurchased time and mileage permits, ( 2)  m anual odometer readings, ( 3)  v ehicle plug ‑in devices, ( 4)  s mart phone applications, and ( 5)  a specific built ‑in technology found in newer vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - The various options were offered in order to (1) address privacy concerns by providing som e options that do not involve electronic tracking and (2) assess the accuracy of reports of miles driven under various methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

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

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels. Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - This federally ‑funded pilot tested the ability of current global positioning system technologies to differentiate between public and private roads in a road charge system. Caltrans completed testing for this pilot in the fall of 2023 and expects to release a report on its final results in the summer of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - For example, Figure  2 shows vehicle registration renewals and non-commercial driver ’s license renewals completed at field offices are far more expensive than when completed through any other service channel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget language also directs any loan or other financing options developed to (1)  ensure full repayment with an agreed-upon interest rate, (2)  follow a clearly defined repayment schedule, and (3)  include a guaranteed mechanism to secure repayment from a reliable and predictable revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077