The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also provides Caltrans with $17.6  million on a one-time basis from the State Highway Account for the Games Route Network and other related highway improvements. Additionally, SB  128 appropriates $1,000 from the State Highway Account for Caltrans to fund capital projects that support the Games Route Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - As part of the transportation budget package approved last year, this funding was originally set aside to support critical projects for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Under the Governor ’s proposed package, the use of the funding would be available for any eligible transit and rail project in the broader Southern California region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - OIG indicates this inability to hire at the desired classification could affect its ability to attract and retain top talent. Notably, as mentioned previously, Chapter  71 requires OIG to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of the office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Review of the Draft 2020 High-Speed Rail Business Plan

Mar 13, 2020 - This could provide the environmental benefits of cleaner trains —although with lower top operating speeds —without requiring the funding of electrification. A different set of projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles regions than those that were assumed in the ETO ’s analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4202

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - First, an amount is taken “off the top ” to fully backfill weight fees that are used to help pay debt service on transportation bonds, as discussed below. For 2016 ‑17, the amount necessary to backfill weight fees is roughly $1  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

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