The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed equipment and operating cost augmentations, as we do not find them to be well justified. We recommend the Legislature approve the capital outlay projects, but switch their funding source from the General Fund to the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - Call Handling Equipment —This equipment enables a dispatch center to receive, process, and dispatch IP ‑based emergency communications. California Effort to Develop and Deploy Next Generation 911 Dates to at Least 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The increase in construction costs stems mainly from site conditions, which were found to be more complex than initially estimated and require the use of specialized vehicles, structures, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, 369 unique DVBEs were doing business as a prime contractor, and 220 were doing business as subcontractors, with state entities that use FI$Cal. However, the actual number of unique DVBEs with active state contracts may be higher because some departments that make significant use of DVBEs —such as the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For each workstream, the contract outlines a series of deliverables or milestones that the contractor would be required to meet over the course of a 28-week period as well as the amount of payment it would receive in exchange for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - To do this, vote centers will have to check whether an individual is already registered in another county as well as whether the individual already cast a ballot. As the statewide voter registry of record, VoteCal will allow counties to do these checks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, during the COVID‑19 pandemic, the administration set up regular meetings with the Legislature to provide updates on emergency response activities, such as the availability of personal protective equipment and various executive orders that had been issued.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Feb 24, 2025 - OES reports that its goals for the Fund include providing support for under-resourced communities and ensuring agencies do not delay in requesting or providing mutual aid due to financial considerations, among other things.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2020-21 Budget: Reinventing the Department of Business Oversight

Feb 26, 2020 - However, if the Legislature wanted DOJ to more actively pursue financial product and service providers for UDAAP violations, it could direct the department to do so and provide it with resources de dicated to such work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4181