The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2025, BPPE incurred $10  million in costs associated with an employment lawsuit, consisting of a $4  million jury award to the plaintiff and $6  million in plaintiff ’s attorney fees. To cover these costs, DCA issued a $10  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s High Polluter Repair or Removal Account in December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Background Proposition   4 Authorizes $10   Billion in General Obligation Bonds for Climate ‑Related Activities. Proposition  4 authorizes the state to sell a total of $10  billion in general obligation bonds primarily for climate ‑resilience purposes, including related to water, wildfire, and energy, among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

California State University Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 26, 2026 - This includes $10 million in donor support and $2 million in campus reserves. c The campus is anticipated to contribute $9.6 million in campus reserves for this project. P = preliminary plans. W = working drawings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1082

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan [Publication Details] Description: This publication assesses the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 spending plan for Proposition 4, the $10 billion climate bond approved by voters in November 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5115

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The figures includes corrections (stock market decline of more than 10 percent) and bear markets (decline of more than 20 percent) that lasted more than a few months. The figure excludes short-lived corrections such as the three-month downturn at the start of the pandemic.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The figures includes corrections (stock market decline of more than 10 percent) and bear markets (decline of more than 20 percent) that lasted more than a few months. The figure excludes short-lived corrections such as the three-month downturn at the start of the pandemic.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula [EdBudget]

Jan 19, 2026 - For 2025-26 amd 2026-27, the ratio requirement is 10:1. d Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, the Education Protection Account, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1071

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - However, following the passage of several service reductions, eligibility changes, and anti ‑fraud initiatives, the IHSS caseload actually declined year over year by 0.2  percent in 2009 ‑10 and declined again by 0.02  percent in 2011 ‑12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - At the same time, the state would continue to use $10  billion in reserves in 2025-26 under the administration ’s plan. In addition, recent budgets have relied on nearly $30  billion in borrowing to address deficits, and the Governor ’s budget proposes almost $6  billion in additional borrowing (see Figure  1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Such executives may be subject to penalties of up to $10 million per violation. In addition, certain willful misconduct —such as unauthorized expansion of AI capabilities or obstruction of investigations —would be punishable as a felony, with potential imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $10 million, or an amount equal to twice the financial gains resulting from the misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033