The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, CSU and CCC faculty have partner ed on different grant projects administered by the U.S. Department of Education that aim to improve graduation rates and close equity gaps for STEM students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - For example, registrations in February 2026 were 13 percent lower than in February 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/855

California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - For example, registrations in February 2026 were 13 percent lower than in February 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/855

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, it reviews and approves district applications for certain federal grants, officially numbers all new charter schools, and acts as the state ’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Education for various federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, providing less funding for land use policy staff might mean the office tak es longer to respond to CEQA-related requests for technical assistance. If it needs to provide less funding, the Legislature could also consider revisiting LCI ’s statutory requirements, time lines, and associated resource needs —for example, by reducing expectations around how the office should implement the CalHeatScore extreme heat ranking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - For  example, BiOps may restrict water exports or require mitigation, such as installing improved fish screens, to avoid or limit impacts on particular species. BiOps issued in 2024 currently are  in  effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - For example, in recent years, the state has supported the Driving Clean Assistance and regional Clean Cars 4 All (CC4All) programs through periodic budget appropriations. These programs provide income ‑qualified households with rebates toward the purchase of ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For example, one consumer might receive five hours of respite in a given month, while another consumer might receive 20 hours of respite in the same month. Accordingly, using available data to calculate an average cost per consumer ($21,000 General Fund in 2025 ‑26, for example) or a growth rate in the average cost per consumer (8.6  percent between 2021 ‑22 and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - For example, registrations in January 2026 were 15 percent lower than in January 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - For example, registrations in January 2026 were 15 percent lower than in January 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853