The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Additionally, limits on the use of tax credits by businesses will contribute to further fluctuations in the fiscal effect of the program in the current decade. Parallel Grant Program Added in Some Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - The Commission determined that Los Angeles County incurred reimbursable costs processing deferment requests and adding the required disclosure to property tax bills. The Commission determined that the county incurred a total amount of about $30,000 in back-year costs (incurred between 2022 and 2024), and about $8,000 in ongoing costs thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Using Resources Efficiently. A core principle of efficient budgeting is to use money that has the least valuable alternative use. Departments ’ unspent General Fund appropriations eventually revert to the General Fund, and the administration can accelerate these reversions if desired.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132