Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2010 - In our view, taking on long-term obligations—like the lease payments on these buildings—in exchange for one-time revenue to pay for current services is bad budgeting practice as it simply shifts costs to future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2261

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

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR operates certain housing units as “honor dorms, ” which provide privileges and greater access to education and other programming in exchange for positive behavior. For example, a program at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla clusters people under age 26 where they are provided with enhanced programming opportunities and older incarcerated people who serve as mentors through one of the peer support specialist programs discusse d above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986