The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - BPPE is one of many regulatory agencies within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). BPPE ’s main responsibilities include licensing private postsecondary institutions to operate in California, monitoring their business practices, and resolving student complaints.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - The proposal would support 51.5 existing positions and two new positions at LCI (many of which are currently supported by limited-term funding), along with providing funding for some IT equipment, software licenses, and contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - …And the Program Has Gone Through Many Historical Changes in That Time. Over this same time period, as seen in Figure  2 , the IHSS program has gone through many significant policy changes (both state and federal).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Share of Funding Allocated Toward Modernization Projects Is Likely Too Low. Though we think the scoring system is generally reasonable, it has a few shortcomings. One of these shortcomings is that it weights modernization and growth projects in a way that does not align tightly with identified project needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal Provides Health Care Coverage for Many DDS Consumers. Medi ‑Cal is an important source of health care coverage for many DDS consumers, particularly those who lack commercial health insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020. Registrations rebounded substantially in the subsequent months but generally have remained below pre-pandemic levels.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020. Registrations rebounded substantially in the subsequent months but generally have remained below pre-pandemic levels.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853