Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Proposition  1 provides $200  million that would be available to cities, counties, and certain other entities for pilot projects aimed at developing housing at reduced costs. Veterans Housing Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2026

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - (This ban does not apply to city office elections in certain charter cities. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Oakland, and Berkeley are current examples of charter cities that provide public funds to certain campaigns.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2026

Proposition 42 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Ownership of Financial Assets Is Not Taxed. The ownership of many types of personal property is not taxed. One major example is financial assets like stocks and investment accounts. Although the state does tax income people make from their financial assets, there is no tax for simply owning those assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=42&year=2026

Proposition 43 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - These include cities, counties, special districts, and school districts. Vote Thresholds for Local Taxes. The State Constitution allows local governments to increase taxes with local voter approval. Tax increases can be put on a ballot by voters or a local governing board (such as a city council or board of supervisors).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=43&year=2026

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2026 - In addition, the budget package appropriates $39.1  million to the Wildlife Conservation Board which will then transfer the funds to CDFW for the salmon monitoring, parental-based tagging, and cohort reconstruction program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5207

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2026 - These include: (1) $10  million for City Year; (2) $5  million each for the California Men ’s Service Challenge, Reading Corps/Math Corps, and the Student Success Coach Grant Program; (3) $2  million for the Improve Your Tomorrow program; and (4) $500,000 each for three specific local Big Brothers Big Sisters programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5205/

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Oct 1, 2026 - . — Adds $9.8 million one time to raise the Cal Grant Transfer Entitlement age cap from 28 to 30 for five years. — Adds $10 million one-time state General Fund for GSTG awards in high-need fields of study to be provided in 2027-28. — Approves reducing 2026-27 MCS award coverage to 17.5 percent of students' remaining need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1161

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 30, 2026 - The department must establish criteria for transferring funds that, among other things, prioritize maintaining funds within the same region and program for which the funds were initially issued. By October 1 of each year, DSS is required to update the Legislature on the amount of transfers made in the prior year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5203

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 28, 2026 - Under the Cal Grant Transfer Entitlement program, students transferring from a community college to a four ‑year university are ineligible for a Cal Grant entitlement award if they are age 28 or older by December 31 of the award year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5202

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 22, 2026 - The budget reappropriates up to $423.4  million of Proposition  1A bond for Los Angeles Metro ’s Link Union Station project in the City of Los Angeles. Reappropriates Federal Funds. The budget reappropriates up to $246.4  million in authority to expend federal grant awards from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements and Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5200