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 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 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - To do so, we first matched each zip code that received investment with another zip code in California that (1)  was eligible but did not receive New Market Tax Credit investments and (2)  had residents with similar incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

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

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Specifically, the budget closes the gap to the target rates and funds the statutory 2. 71  p ercent cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) to those rates. In addition, the budget provides nearly an extra 1  p ercentage point increase in the LCFF rates —effectively funding a 3. 7  p ercent COLA in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

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

The 2019-20 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - To be clear, this means we: Assume Cost ‑of ‑Living Increases Remain in Place. Consistent with recent practice, we have assumed a variety of programs receive cost ‑of ‑living adjustments across the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3896