The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do state policy decisions about eligibility processes play in affecting the complexity of operations and increasing or reducing the error rate in each program? Are there changes in state policy the state could consider that would reduce errors?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - Changes IOS From South to North Silicon Valley to Central Valley IOS. The draft 2016 business plan changes the direction of the IOS from south to north, as shown in Figure  3. Under the draft plan, the IOS would extend 239 miles from the Central Valley to the Silicon Valley (referred to in this report as the “IOS North ”), rather than from the Central Valley to the San Fernando Valley.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

^[PDF] Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

The draft plan estimates that in 2025, the first year of operation, the IOS North would carry between 2.2 million and 4.1 million passengers. Estimated Capital Cost of Proposed IOS. A primary reason for the change in the IOS is because of insufficient funding to complete the planned IOS South.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3394/HSR-Draft-Business-Plan-Review-031716.pdf

^[PDF] Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

The plan estimates that in 2025, the fi rst year of operation, the IOS North would carry between 2.2 million and 4.1 million passengers. A primary reason for the change in the IOS is because of insuffi cient funding to complete the planned IOS South.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/transportation/2016/Review-of-High-Speed-Rail-Draft-2016-Business-Plan-032816.pdf

^[PDF] Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2018 Business Plan

In 2016, HSRA estimated that the IOS would cost about $21 billion and initially operate between San Jose and a terminus north of Bakersfield in 2025. ; Construction of IOS Began in Central Valley. In 2015, HSRA initiated construction of the first segment of the IOS—commonly referred to as the initial construction segment (ICS) or the Central Valley Segment.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/transportation/2018/2018-Draft-Business-Plan-040218.pdf

^[PDF] Funding for the High-Speed Rail Project

(The HSRA plans to offset these emissions by planting thousands of trees in the Central Valley.)  No Complete Funding Plan for IOS  In its 2014 draft business plan, HSRA identifi ed a total of $10 billion in funding available to support the construction of the IOS.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/transportation/2014/Funding-HSRA-032714.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Also, HCD currently plays a key role in the review and implementation of AHSC, so it already has “in house ” knowledge of the program. Further, the intent is that this knowledge and program capacity will be transmitted to HDFC through the proposed position transfers from HCD  to HDFC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - This dynamic is at play in the 2026-27 Governor ’s Budget , which newly identifies $270  million in prior-year unspent TANF funds. Before accounting for other changes in spending levels, this unspent TANF funding results in a downward swing in General Fund dollars in CalWORKs in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

^[PDF] Authorization of Online Poker in California

If the cost of playing on legal poker Web sites was greater than the cost of playing on illegal Web sites, due to taxes and fees paid by the players, there could be a fi scal disincentive to play and wager similar amounts on legal sites.  Security and Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2010/Online_Poker_02_09_10.pdf

^[PDF] The 1989-90 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

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https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1989/pandi_89_part1.pdf