The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - On October 3, 2025, DOF notified the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) that it had finalized a $20  million contract with a vendor on September 26, 2025. Based on the scope of the contract, the administration now anticipates (1)  savings of $425  million in 2025-26 from two departments ($300  million from DHCS and $125  million from CDCR) and (2)  unknown savings in the outyears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 10, 2016 - 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 2015-16 Budget: Addressing Deferred Maintenance in State Office Buildings [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2015 - The Department of General Services owns and maintains 58 office buildings across the state, and the current backlog of maintenance projects for these buildings totals an estimated $138 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3216

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

Feb 25, 2025 - In sum, at this time, the administration has not (1)  determined which pieces of the advisory council ’s vision it wants to pursue; (2)  prepared a strategy and specific action plan to pursue that vision; or (3)  vetted the plan with key stakeholders, many of whom will be critical to implementing it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Department of Justice The budget provides $1.3  billion for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $10  million (1  percent) from the revised 2023-24 level. This amount includes $504  million from the General Fund —a net decrease of $14  million (3  percent) from the revised 2023-24 amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - To determine whether additional classroom space is warranted within state prisons, the state needs to know: (1)  how much rehabilitation space is already available within prisons, (2)  the extent to which that space is being used, and (3)  how big of a space deficit or surplus exists at each prison and systemwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Assuming a bond carries a 5  percent interest rate, the total cost of paying the debt over a 30-year period is close to $2 for each $1 borrowed —$1 for repaying the amount borrowed and close to $1 for interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Jan 13, 2020 - After covering these costs, the Governor ’s budget has $1. 3  b illion in Proposition  98 funding available for new commitments in 2020 ‑21. The Governor proposes to use the bulk of these funds ($1. 1  b illion) for one ‑time purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2015 - On November 4, 2014, voters approved the water bond measure—Proposition 1. In this report, we (1) describe Proposition 1, (2) review the Governor’s proposals to implement the bond, (3) identify key implementation principles, and (4) recommend steps for the Legislature to ensure that the bond is implemented effectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3171