The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

California's Fiscal Outlook: The 2010-11 Budget [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2009 - The budget problem consists of a $6.3 billion projected deficit for 2009–10 and a $14.4 billion gap between projected revenues and spending in 2010–11. Addressing this large shortfall will require painful choices—on top of the difficult choices the Legislature made earlier this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2143

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Under the administration ’s plan, $ 20  m illion would be provided for each site in 2019 ‑20, and an additional $10. 5  m illion for Rincon Island in 2020 ‑21. SLC assumed control and responsibility for the facilities at these sites after the lessees declared fiscal insolvency and relinquished the leases they had held with the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/9

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget package includes legislation requiring CDCR to inform the Legislature of the specific prisons to be closed by January 10, 2021 and January 10, 2022. The administration estimates the closures will result in $ 400  m illion in ongoing savings annually within a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - In response, the 2016 ‑17 budget package includes trailer legislation (1) increasing the base vehicle registration fee by $10 (from $46 to $56) beginning April 1, 2017 and (2) indexing the fee to automatically increase with inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - A new statutory requirement to provide supplemental payments on top of the minimum level makes even more funding available for schools and community colleges but contributes to the state ’s operating deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Once the existing printing plant is demolished, the Governor plans to develop the site into a new state office building consistent with his plans for state office buildings in the Sacramento region described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/12

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget includes $30  million for site acquisition and preliminary plans for four CHP area office replacement projects (Hayward, El  Centro, Ventura, and San Bernardino), as part of the administration ’s ongoing plan to replace deficient CHP area offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/9

Addressing California's Key Liabilities [Publication Details]

May 7, 2014 - Due to its massive unfunded liability and relatively high growth rate, we recommend that the Legislature make a full funding plan for the California State Teachers' Retirement System a top priority in addressing the state's key liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3011