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 - 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

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Given this, in practice, the actual amount of the state ’s resources available for new discretionary spending will be somewhat less than $31 billion. Actual Surplus Will Be Different. The state has a $31 billion surplus under our main forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - Moderately Improves the State ’s Fiscal Transparency and Budgetary Practices. Undoing the pension and payroll deferrals could moderately improve the state ’s fiscal transparency and budgetary practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

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

Oct 2, 2018 - This means that adult applicants will continue the standard practice of providing a photo ID to initiate the application and eligibility determination process. The 2018 ‑19 spending plan provides $2. 4  m illion to decommission SFIS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

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

Oct 2, 2018 - If an LEA owes any funding to the federal government according to a 2014 settlement over Medi ‑Cal billing practices, the State Controller is to deduct this obligation from the LEA ’s discretionary grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

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

Feb 24, 2016 - Compared to the Governor’s approach, our alternative that does not require an employee match may allow the state to address this problem at a lower cost. This approach may also preserve the state’s ability to change these benefits in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3363

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - The CCC also may use these funds to develop and disseminate effective practices through the creation of an online information clearinghouse. Provisional budget language specifies that effective practices shall include development of courses and educational programs for California Conservation Corps members, adult inmates of prisons and jails, and former inmates. $3 Million for Local Technical Assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - (In this figure and throughout the report, some of the estimates cited here for the Governor ’s budget might not match estimates provided in our Overview of the Governor ’s Budget , published in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

An Extraordinary Moment in California's Fiscal History

Apr 11, 2019 - California ’s practice in recent years of increasing its budget reserves is prudent and akin to taking out an insurance policy against the inevitable revenue shortfalls that will accompany the next recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4003