The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

The 2016-17 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 15, 2016 - Similar to last year, we will release our assessment of the Governor’s May Revision in various online products. Other parts of this series will discuss our office’s independent assessments of the state’s economy, revenues, and spending proposals in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3460

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Augments housing assistance and support programs for CalWORKs families by $32  million (ongoing cost of $63  million). Provides other homelessness assistance funding for seniors, youth, and victims of domestic violence (total $26  million one time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

Analysis of the 1962-63 Budget Bill [Publication Details]

Feb 9, 1962 - Analysis of the 1962-63 Budget Bill [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2344

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The program authorizes the issuance of bonds backed by personal income tax revenues raised under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition   63 o f 2004). Before these bonds can be issued, the state must complete a validation process whereby the courts determine whether issuance of the bonds is legal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/8

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Board of State and Community Corrections The budget includes $157  million ($63  million from the General Fund and $94  million from other funds) for the Board of State and Community Corrections. This is a decrease of $63  million (28  percent) relative to the revised 2016 ‑17 level of funding, largely due to an expiration of various limited ‑term grants provided in prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/11

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to this report, we will release a series of issue ‑specific, online posts that give more detail on the major actions in the budget package. The Budget Problem For the third year in a row, the state faced a budget problem, or deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2018-19 Budget: Initial Comments on the May Revision

May 12, 2018 - The program authorizes the issuance of bonds backed by PIT revenues raised under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition  63 of 2004). Criminal Justice. The Governor includes a variety of new proposals for corrections and criminal justice programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3832

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Related Resources We published an initial set of online posts estimating and exploring federal expenditures in California on January 18, 2017. Here, we add additional, related resources as we develop them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Most K-12 Funding Provided Through Student-Based Formula The 2016-17 budget provided $63  billion for schools from a combination of state General Fund and local property tax revenues. The state provides the vast majority of funding —$56   billion —through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/2