The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The remaining include 11 droughts (4  percent), 9 earthquakes (3  percent), and 6 energy and 6 health emergencies (2  percent each), as well as 5 freeze and 5 wind ‑related emergencies (2  percent each).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Figure 9 shows the how much grants in higher ‑income zip codes exceeded the lowest ‑income zip codes in percent  terms. As the figure shows, while middle ‑ and higher ‑income zip codes received slightly more in state grants than lower ‑income zip codes did, the difference is more pronounced for federal PPP loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - As of February 9, 2024, DCC reported there were 5,7 54 active annual licenses and 3,924 active provisional licenses. Department of Justice (DOJ) Provides Legal Services for DCC. Under the direction of the Attorney General, DOJ provides legal services to state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Chapter  9 of 2024 (AB  106, Gabriel) included, among other actions, adoption of: (1)  the proposed delay of $100  million General Fund in last-mile project grant funding from 2024 ‑25 and 2026 ‑27, and (2)  the proposed reduction of $250  million General Fund from the LLRF across both 2024 ‑25 ($150  million) and 2025 ‑26 ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - As part of the proposed 2018 ‑ 19 b udget, the administration proposed budget trailer legislation that would have changed the structure of charges that support the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system in order to raise the additional funds necessary to ( 1)  a ddress SETNA ’s insolvency and ( 2)  s upport the transition to Next Generation 9 ‑1 ‑1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2019-20 Budget: May Revision Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 17, 2019 - That said, within one ‑time or temporary spending, the Governor allocates $9. 5  b illion to paying down state debts (which we discuss in greater detail later in this brief). . . . But Required Reserve Deposits Are Somewhat Higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4050

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

Jan 14, 2019 - In addition, the administration indicates that it intends to request a total of $ 60  m illion from the General Fund in the coming months for a public education campaign ($ 50  m illion) and for the modernization of the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system ($ 10  m illion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - For the remaining 2,200 or so miles of standalone Caltrans construction projects, CDT issued a second RFI2 solicitation —that is, a procurement method that defines a department ’s business need or problem to solve and allows vendors to design their own solutions —on November 9, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867