The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval. Historically, CHP Has Funded Equipment and Operational Costs Through Its Base Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2018-19 Budget: California Military Department

Feb 6, 2018 - For example, school districts receive supplemental funds for each EL/LI student, as well as additional concentration funds for each EL/LI student served in excess of 55  percent of district enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3743

July 2017 Update: Los Angeles’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics

Jul 6, 2017 - July 2017 Update: Los Angeles’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics July 2017 Update Los Angeles ’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics By enacting into law Chapter 802 of 2016 (SB 1465, de Le ón), the California Legislature expressed its support for Los Angeles ’ bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3695

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - The suggestion that these departments cannot maintain service levels while reducing their expenditures by the levels identified as efficiency savings in the report to the Legislature raises concerns that the identified savings are not true efficiencies but rather constitute cuts that could negatively affect current se rvice levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Similarly, authorizing the department to set hourly examination fees at a price that includes overhead would allow it to more fully recoup costs for a comparatively complex set of auditing and assessment tasks and se rvices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - It would be difficult for the state to achieve the full level of assumed savings without affecting state employees, especially at departments where employee compensation represents the bulk of state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - According to OES , these upfront costs and delays in reimbursement created a financial burden —especially for agencies in small, rural communities. Actual Expenditures Far Below Authorized Levels . According to OES, the LEMA Assistance Fund roll-out was slow because it took time to circulate information about the availability of the LEMA Assistance Fund to eligible entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - Ensuring that Los Angeles is secure during the Olympics is an important consideration, especially considering the acts of violence that affected the Munich Games of 1972 and the Atlanta Games of 1996.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - The specific structure of the charge proposed last year (and anticipated to be proposed again this year) appears to be a reasonable method for allocating costs across parties that receive the se benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961