The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides a net increase of $23  million one-time General Fund for the construction phase of the Relocation of Red Mountain Communications Site project. 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

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - With regard to renewable energy generation, the memo provides alternatives to generating renewable energy on a building ’s site, including through the purchase of off ‑site renewable energy from a local utility if on ‑site renewable energy generation is not feasible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - With regard to the Printing Plant demolition, we have not raised concerns about it because the demolition appears justified regardless of the ultimate use of the site. (See here .) Unclear if Anticipated Projects Are Highest Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The budget provides $18.1  million from the General Fund for the performance criteria phase of a project to construct a complex of four buildings with a total of 1  million net usable square feet at the former printing plant site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - To the extent that the administration encounters unanticipated circumstances that create project delays —such as unanticipated site conditions —it is unlikely that these delays could be accommodated without making changes to a project ’s schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget provides lease revenue bond funds for the design-build phase of a project to construct a building complex with a total of 1  million net usable square feet at the former site of the State Printing Plant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Under the first pathway, the top 12.5  percent and 33  percent of public high school graduates are eligible to attend UC and CSU, respectively, as freshmen. Under the second pathway, students who are not eligible to attend the universities as freshmen can attend a community college and transfer to UC or CSU after completing two years of full –time study with a certain grade –point average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - In both cases, regular reviews through the budget process allow the Legislature to ensure that expenditures are directed to its top priorities. Also, if the Legislature has concerns about how a program or project is operating, it has the opportunity to reduce expenditures or direct the administration to implement changes to address them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916