The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - While the department anticipates that its officer vacancy rate will drop further as new cadets graduate from its academy, as of this writing, available evidence on actual vacancies suggests that its existing budget should still have capacity from salary savings to help cover baseline costs consistent with its historic practice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - The Governor ’s Budget Summary indicates the administration intends to write a reorganization plan and submit it to the Little Hoover Commission by spring 2025. The administration then intends to forward the plan to the Legislature 30 days later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Emergency Proclamations Made in Writing and Often Include Executive Orders. CESA requires the Governor to make emergency proclamations in writing. Governors ’ proclamations typically include the specific conditions bringing about the state of emergency, the areas affected, the anticipated impacts, and a list of executive orders that implement the Governor ’s emergency authorities (discussed in greater detail below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The department also indicates that courts have com plained about the quality of the work carried out by some clinicians. Reduces Quality of Care. This workload takes away time clinicians could otherwise spend treating their patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 17, 2017 - For each school, this includes (1) 120 hours for reading policies and procedures and writing a report summarizing findings, (2)  16 hours for presenting at committee and board meetings, and (3) 16 hours for a site visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3570

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - As of the writing of this report, 45 t railers have been deployed —15 to Oakland and 30  to Los  Angeles. Established a Multiagency Homelessness Response Team. Finally, the Governor called for the creation of a state crisis response team that will provide technical assistance to local governments in addressing street homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - After receiving this notification, the city or county would have 30 days to review the project and inform the developer in writing if it believes the project is not consistent with general plan and zoning standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470