The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - Before the Census count, the Bureau typically conducts several full dress rehearsals to test its methods for reaching people who do not respond to the questionnaire on their own. The Bureau initially planned to do a dress rehearsal in three areas of the country.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2018-19 Budget: Census Outreach

Mar 8, 2018 - California Was “Undercounted ” in 1990 Census. California was undercounted by 2.7  percent in the 1990 Census —the fourth highest undercount percentage in the country. This cost California roughly $2  billion in federal funds over ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3780

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

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Funding plan provisions are set to expire in 2046, meaning accrued UAO and future losses become increasingly difficult to address as CalSTRS ’ time horizon to do so decreases. UAO = unfunded actuarial obligation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Gyourko, J., & Linneman, P. (1990). Rent Controls and Rental Housing Quality: A Note on the Effects of New York City ’s Old Controls. Journal of Urban Economics , 27 (3), 398 –409 . Malpezzi, S., & Vandell, K. (2002).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345