Proposed Changes to Veterans Home in Yountville

Mar 6, 2018 - Clarify Intent of Master Plan and Assess Current Resource Levels. Since the administration has made these proposals in the absence of a master plan, we find that there may be a need to clarify the Legislature ’s intent in regards to the master plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3771

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This fee-funded program is a key element of the Master Settlement Agreement that California and 45 other states reached with the four largest cigarette manufacturers in 1998. The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e-cigarettes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - Using tax data from 2017 (the latest available, although not perfectly representative of 2018 and 2019 returns), we roughly estimate about 14  million California households (or about 85  percent of all tax filers) will be eligible to receive a total of about $25 ‑30  billion in direct cash assistance from the CARES Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - In 2017 (the latest data available), California higher education institutions received a total of $4.8  billion in federal research funding, generally in the form of competitive grants. Some Minority-Serving Institutions Receive Federal Grants for Particular Endeavors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2018-19 Budget: Census Outreach

Mar 8, 2018 - For the current year, the latest federal budget agreement provided $180  million less than was requested by the Census Bureau. These reductions have had a number of impacts to census preparations, including notable impacts to field testing: 2017 Field Test Canceled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3780

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For example, how would the administration implement and continue to refine CalAIM in coordination with other major statewide planning initiatives, including the Master Plan for Aging, the Behavioral Health Task Force, and other state efforts related to homelessness?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2019-20 May Revision: Considerations for the Revised Housing and Homelessness Plan

May 13, 2019 - The Governor ’s May Revision maintains the link proposed in January between SB  1 transportation funding and compliance with the housing element process. Homelessness Increases Grants to Communities Meant to Address Homelessness by $150  Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4045

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recommend Linking Base Increases With Clear, Explicit Expectations. By failing to link base funding increases to clear, specific state spending priorities, the administration effectively relinquishes important budget responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - The latest revision to NIST SP 800 ‑53 is Revision 5. As with FIPS, reporting entities follow many state IS policies, procedures, and standards based on NIST SP 800 ‑53, while nonreporting entities are required by A B  2135 to follow Revision 5 of NIST SP  800 ‑53  and all successor publications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated, such as some bond
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081