The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan includes a one-time augmentation of $72  million General Fund for CalFood (in addition to ongoing funding of $8  million General Fund) resulting in a year-over-year increase of $72  million (900  percent) compared to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Withdraws $900  Million From Safety Net Reserve. The spending plan withdraws the full balance ($900  million) of the Safety Net Reserve. The administration indicates the withdrawal is to maintain program benefits and services for the Medi-Cal and CalWORKs programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - As a result, we anticipate the May Revision will reflect $900  million in lower General Fund expenditures, and an equal amount of resources available for any purpose. (Other federal and state actions, and economic conditions will affect the actual change in resources available —which may be higher or lower than this amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Budget Proposes $900   Million Withdrawal From Safety Net Reserve. The proposed $900  million withdrawal from the Safety Net Reserve reflects the entire balance of the reserve. LAO Assessment Withdrawal May Be Inconsistent With Legislative Intent for Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - As mentioned, the May Revision continues the Governor ’s January proposal to withdraw the full balance ($900  million) of the Safety Net Reserve in 2024-25. However, the administration proposes significant CalWORKs reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - This is roughly $650  million General Fund less than what was originally appropriated for this component of the expansion in the 2023-24 budget (approximately $900  million General Fund). According to the administration, this lower-than-anticipated cost occurred because of an updated methodology, including actual caseload data from October 2022 to July 2023, which was used to better inform their estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - . $900   Million in Safety Net Reserve. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package created the Safety Net Reserve to save money specifically for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The 2021 spending plan appropriated $2  billion ($1.1  billion ARP fiscal relief funds and $900  million General  Fund) across three fiscal years for last ‑mile project grants through CPUC ’s California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) program ’s Federal Funding Account (FFA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - Sonoma DC, which opened in 1891, is located on 900 l argely undeveloped acres in the heart of California ’s wine country, making it a potentially appealing property for a vineyard, hotels, other tourism ‑related businesses, or a housing developer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - From the General Fund, the 2019-20 spending plan provides $26.4 billion for health programs and $15.5 billion for human services programs—an increase of 18 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively, over estimated 2018-19 General Fund spending in these two policy areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104