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

Mar 18, 2026 - Since the Bay ‑Delta Plan ’s original adoption in 1978, SWRCB has updated it several times —in 1991, 1995, 2006, and 2018. The last comprehensive update occurred in 1995 and largely guides management today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies. The proposed Sawtooth Ridge radio tower is the last tower to be constructed and intended to mitigate a coverage gap in radio communications in San Bernardino County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - Since the cap-and-invest program was created through the passage of Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez), it has served as one of the state ’s core policies intended to help it achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Feb 23, 2026 - A somewhat similar problem arose in 2006, when the Legislature and the administration started to redirect tobacco tax revenues to support the Tobacco Licensing Program. At the time, some argued that this was justified because those tobacco tax funds derive benefits from the enforcement provided by the Licensing Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, in July 2009, the state identified a $212  million obligation related to meeting the 2006 ‑07 guarantee. Trailer legislation scheduled the payment for 2014 ‑15 (later changed to 2015 ‑16).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Feb 23, 2026 - California ’s prison medical system has been under direct management of a Receiver appointed by a federal court since 2006 because the state was found to be providing unconstitutional levels of care in a case now referred to as Plata v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137