The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The Legislature could formally require the Secretary of State to report its f indings and recommend possible improvements to SB  450 following the state ’s experience with the new voting model. How Should The State Use the Remaining 2009 Settlement Funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study estimates the lifetime prevalence of PTSD of Vietnam –era veterans to be 31  percent for men and 27  percent for women. These estimated rates of PTSD among veterans are substantially higher than the estimate of the lifetime prevalence of PTSD among the total national population, which is roughly 7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Advantages to the bidder include bid price adjustments (in the case of lowest price contracts) or point increases (in the case of contracts awarded based on scoring crite ria). For example, in contracts awarded based on the lowest price, a bidder’s “price” can be adjusted downward for the purpose of awarding the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Oct 5, 2020 - Some small businesses in California are ineligible for these programs because their owners may have low credit scores, are undocumented immigrants, or face other barriers to receiving loans from the federal government and traditional lenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4271

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - About 900,000 Californians (consisting of pregnant women, new mothers, and young children) receive a total of more than $700  million in federally funded nutrition benefits through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Campuses receive grants from California Volunteers that include funding for Fellows ’ living stipends. Campuses are responsible for distributing these living stipends to Fellows on a monthly basis. California Volunteers also gives campuses funding for some education award coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - OES has flexibility on which projects to recommend that FEMA fund, but generally recommends that FEMA fund the highest scoring applications based on the criteria the department has established. Funds are obligated by FEMA upon approval of each individual project, and generally provided on a reimbursement basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - In addition, as a result of physical distancing and other changes in people ’s daily lives, the pandemic has taken a toll on Californians ’ mental health and disrupted the ordinary provision of various public services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - Women ’s Business Centers provide similar business development services as SBDCs, but specifically focus on assisting female entrepreneurs, to address economic justice issues related to gender. There are several dozen SBDCs and 13 Women ’s Business Centers in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215