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

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - The top five recipient counties are: Los Angeles (with $81 billion in federal expenditures), San Diego ($37 billion), Orange ($21 billion), Santa Clara ($19 billion), and Sacramento ($15 billion). Per Capita Federal Expenditures by County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/6

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - The administration has conducted a number of stakeholder meetings to develop the policies for when an IHSS provider will be eligible to earn and use paid sick leave. We note that actual costs associated with paid sick leave will depend on the number of providers who earn and utilize paid sick leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2017-18 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2016 - Increases to the minimum wage are expected to result in increased earnings for some families enrolled in CalWORKs. Families enrolled in CalWORKs with higher earnings receive lower cash grants and some families will have earnings that exceed eligibility thresholds and cause them to leave the program, resulting in savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3507

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - Teachers, administrators, and other certified employees of school districts earn pension benefits from the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS). Other school district employees, such as clerical staff, also earn pension benefits administered by CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - As such, some proposals that the Governor calls “pauses, ” we refer to as reductions.) Nearly $3  billion of the May Revision spending-related solutions are delays. As a result, proposed spending is higher in the out-years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - (These limits also are referred to as “Gann limits ” in reference to one of the measure ’s coauthors, Paul Gann.) The appropriations limits later were amended by Proposition  111, which was passed by voters in 1990.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

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

Nov 18, 2009 - Addressing this large shortfall will require painful choices—on top of the difficult choices the Legislature made earlier this year. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2143

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