The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - In addition, under current state law, the water boards cannot initially cite an illegal discharge (such as illegal dumping) if that type of discharge was not included in a permit. Instead, they must issue a notice and can only cite the illegal discharge the second time it has occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

How Will the Changing Landscape Affect California’s Health Care System?

May 4, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal pays safety net clinics for each visit from a Medi ‑Cal beneficiary. Each clinic ’s rate is set based on its reported costs. As a budget solution, the state will reduce these rates for visits from adult Medi ‑Cal enrollees with UIS beginning in July 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5180

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Moreover, this approach is not without precedent. For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - For the Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) program, the implementation status of certain components —the joint behavioral health home visits and the activity funds initiative —is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Without this funding to build or modify space to relocate the courtrooms into existing courthouses, service levels would be impacted. Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, in order to be eligible, providers must (1)  comply with Electronic Visit Verification, (2)  comply with the federal HCBS Settings Rule, and (3)  complete independent audits or reviews if total payments from RCs are above a certain threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2011 Realignment of Adult Felony Populations: Results and Key Takeaways

Jun 30, 2026 - Without it, the state would have had to pay for significantly more prison capacity and/or allow the federal courts to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Increased Population Pressure on Jails, Particularly Initially.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5191

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - This would allow the state to reduce CDCR ’s mental health funding by over $200  million if all 713 currently empty beds are deactivated without resulting in adverse effects to actual staffing or mental health services available to the incarcerated population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - During a tele ‑mental health visit in prison, an incarcerated patient is escorted to a medical room within the prison where they communicate via audio and video with the mental health provider over a secure network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Additionally, numerous counties report that growth in their baseline child welfare program costs exceeds realignment funding growth, leaving them without room in their realignment budgets for new or discretionary programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106