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 2018-19 Budget: Census Outreach

Mar 8, 2018 - These reductions have had a number of impacts to census preparations, including notable impacts to field testing: 2017 Field Test Canceled. The Census Bureau planned to test a number of features of the online response system in 2017, but canceled these tests due to budgetary uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3780

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

Mar 11, 2025 - In 2023-24, 750 students participated in the DSIG program. CSAC shared that the program is currently undersubscribed. Of the $7.5  million provided for the program in 2023-24, $4.5  million (60  percent) went unspent for that purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Jan 13, 2025 - For example, constitutionally required debt payments are $1.1 billion lower under the administration’s estimates and the administration scores a higher entering fund balance—largely due to over $1 billion in additional revenue accruals—in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - A combination of the traditional and agile approaches might develop project scope as modules, but combine the modules into a few discrete releases for implementation to reduce the frequency of user testing and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - The Bureau also plans to test response rates with the inclusion of the citizenship question in the questionnaire in 2019. Census Count of Households Bureau Contacts Every Household in Nation by Mail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

The 2018-19 Budget: California Military Department

Feb 6, 2018 - However, the California School Dashboard —which provides information on how schools and districts are performing on test scores, graduation rates and other measures of student success —shows mixed results for student outcomes at OMI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3743

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Notably, Proposition  64 allows cultivation license types that permit cannabis grows (beginning January 1, 2023) larger than allowable under MCRSA. Another key difference is in the degree to which entities can control multiple steps in the cultivation, distribution, and retail chain (commonly referred to as “vertical integration ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - Apply Means Testing. Another option is to require means testing to determine eligibility for the exclusion. The Legislature could set an income threshold under which a child ’s income would have to fall to be eligible for the inheritance exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

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