The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - In total, we estimate that the amount the state pays for debt service from the General Fund will grow from $5.7  billion in the current year to $6.4  billion in 2023 ‑24. Our projections do not include any additional debt service costs for new bonds that might be authorized by the voters or the Legislature during the forecast period, such as Proposition  13, a $15  billion general obligation bond for schools scheduled for the March  2020 election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Specifically, as shown in Figure  1 , the 2015 ‑16, 2016 ‑17, and 2018 ‑ 19 b udgets provided a total of almost $1. 3 b illon —$ 910  m illion from non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund and $ 18  m illion from the Motor Vehicle Account for projects at 25  departments, as well as $ 333  m illion in Proposition  98 General Fund that could be used for deferred maintenance projects at the community college system.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3929

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services The 2018-19 Budget Department of General Services The Department of General Services (DGS) provides a variety of services to state departments, such as procurement, management of state-owned and leased real estate, management of the state ’s vehicle fleet, printing, administrative hearings, legal services, development of building standards, and oversight over school construction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - Specifically, it is uncertain whether these changes reflect actual differences in needs since last year or are a result of differences in how deferred maintenance is catalogued or reported by departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Under this approach, the discounted costs and benefits are estimated for each year. The discounted payback period is the number of years at which the total discounted benefits of a project surpass the total discounted costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - In our view, it makes sense for the state to invest in the repair and renovation of its physical assets in order to ensure that they can continue to provide services for years to come. Furthermore, the Facility Condition Assessments determined that the existing Resources Building, Bateson Building, and Unruh Building were in poor condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840