Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - As Figure  12 shows, equity gaps are almost closed for the two ‑year transfer graduation rate. For the four ‑year transfer graduation rate, however, equity gaps have slightly widened since the start of GI 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - The reviewing agency, known as the lead agency, could be part of local government (such as a city planning department) or state government (such as the California Department of Transportation). In some cases, the project applicant and the lead agency could be the same entity.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - These reforms included changes to data collection and reporting and the transfer of program oversight from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to the Department of General Services (DGS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - This measure would apply in motor vehicle accident cases where a person seeks compensation for accidents involving most motor vehicles (including cars and motorcycles) that result in injury or loss related to the ownership or use of the vehicle.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - CDSS = California Department of Social Services; CACFP = Child and Adult Care Food Program; EBT = Electronic Benefit Transfer; TEFAP = The Emergency Food Assistance Program; SNB = Supplemental Nutrition Benefit Program; TNB = Transitional Nutrition Benefit Program; SSI/SSP = Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment; and WINS = Work Incentive Nutritional Suppleme nt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This growth, in turn, is due to enrollment increases at community colleges, along with more community college students transferring to UC and CSU. (The CCC Expanded Entitlement program allows students to retain their Cal Grant awards when they transfer.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - Additionally, trailer legislation requires the administration of the program and remaining unspent funds t o be transferred from CDE to CTC on July 1, 2027. Expands the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget also includes $6  million General Fund in 2025-26 for DOJ to provide $2  million grants to the San Francisco City Attorney Office, Santa Clara County Counsel Office, and Los Angeles County Counsel Office for similar work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government a Includes $1.3 million in reimbursement authority. b Reflects transfer from the Department of Housing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082