The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - UC Proposes to Deliver Project Using Public –Private Partnership. UC asserts this partnership will provide the following benefits: (1) faster delivery of the project ’s facilities, (2) construction and maintenance savings, (3) the transfer of certain construction –related risks onto the private entity, and (4) increased budgetary certainty for the maintenance of the facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 spending plan includes a May Revision proposal to provide $2  million special funds and 12 positions to allow the Labor Commissioner ’s Office to investigate additional PAGA notices. With these additional resources, the Labor Commissioner ’s Office will also review additional proposed settlements that result from private PAGA litigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - This amount is well over some other similar projects, including (1)  a recent DGS-commissioned study estimating the cost to rebuild the BOE Building and (2)  the cost of constructing private sector projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - In  addition, Mount Tamalpais College —a private accredited college based at SQRC —currently offers an associate ’s degree program and operates entirely through private philanthropy. It may be possible that Mount Tamalpais College could expand its associate ’s degree capacity —or add a bachelor ’s degree program if the demand indeed exists —at no cost to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The new Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund would lend money to private sector organizations for projects determined to advance the state ’s environmental goals, along with other priorities —such as creating high ‑quality jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - For example, it includes approximately $1.3  million and ten positions for the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education ’s Office of Student Assistance and Relief to handle additional workload associated with unexpected school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - In contrast, a market ‑based approach like cap ‑and ‑trade (a carbon tax is another such approach ) a dds a financial cost to producing GHGs, which provides a financial incentive for private businesses and consumers to reduce emissions, and the private sector has flexibility to determine which emission reduction activities are least costly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package (1)  extends the PTET through tax year 2030, and (2)  allows taxpayers to make a late prepayment for tax years 2026 onward, subject to a 12.5  percent reduction in the corresponding credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - We think that the administration ’s analysis should explore two main types of alternatives: (1)  different mixes of buildings to be addressed and (2)  other available approaches to address these buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The proposed formula has three different payments: (1)  a performance payment, (2)  a maintenance payment, and (3)  a minimum guarantee payment. These payments would determine each county ’s total SB  678 grant award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031