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

Mar 18, 2026 - This balancing act is growing increasingly complex due to the impacts of climate change, which are beginning to result in more severe and prolonged droughts, more intense floods, and more extreme wildfires —all of which threaten water reliability and ecosystem health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

California State University Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 26, 2026 - Annual debt service costs, which CSU will pay using its General Fund support, is estimated to be $50 million. b The campus is anticipated to contribute $12 million for this project. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1082

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - However, as part of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), the county share of cost model —which required counties to pay a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs —was replaced with an IHSS MOE —which required county costs to reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs (which would be adjusted annually by a growth factor and a portion of locally negotiated wage increases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Service coordinators at RCs follow the RC ’s purchase of service policies, which must be approved by DDS, to determine which services are appropriate to help a person meet their goals in accordance with the Lanterman Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI houses SGC, which coordinates work across various state departments and agencies and disburses grants to address statewide climate and land use issues such as extreme heat and sustainable communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Agreements last for five years, by which time all employment and investment milestones must be achieved to claim the full credit amount. In addition, these milestones must be maintained for a further three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system has significant implications for which projects receive state funding. While we think this scoring system is generally reasonable, we have also identified a few potential issues with it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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