The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Any level above that is up to the discretion of the Legislature. As a result, we consider the entire balance of the SFEU to be a discretionary choice. That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Recent Legislation Requires More Greenhouse Gas Reductions by 2030 MMtCO2e The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32, established a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/5

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Future Cost ‑Of ‑Living Adjustments May Be Provided. The budget includes language that would adjust the CalWORKs grant based on annual changes to the cost of living, as measured by the California Necessities Index, beginning July  1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Schools can qualify for up to $20, 000 p er teacher candidate, with a dollar ‑for ‑dollar local match required. The funds can be used in a variety of ways, including providing stipends for teacher candidates and teacher mentors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - These challenges would not be short-lived either. After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Enhanced Federal Match for Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services (HCBS). The ARP also included a temporary enhanced federal match rate for HCBS funded through the Medicaid program, which reduces the state ’s share of base program costs for these services by $3 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Under this program, state funding will be awarded to counties that provide county matching funds to establish or expand programs that help homeless individuals with disabilities apply for disability benefit programs, including SSI/SSP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/7

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal

Feb 24, 2016 - By using most of Proposition  2 required debt payments for special fund loans and Proposition  98 settle up, the administration’s debt proposal prioritizes low–interest debts in 2016–17. Two of these items, repayment of the Transportation Congestion Relief Fund loan and Proposition  98 settle up, carry no interest at all.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3363

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Specifically, the budget provides funding for: Short –Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy ($1.4  Million). The budget includes five positions to develop and implement policies to reduce SLCPs, such as methane and fluorinated gases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8