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

Mar 18, 2026 - In 2024, only about 2,900 spring ‑run and 1,400 winter ‑run Chinook were counted while returning from the ocean to spawn. These numbers represent about 25  percent and 8  percent, respectively, of their historic annual averages prior to being listed as threatened or endangered under state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees. CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Under SCFF, apportionment costs can come in higher than projected for a number of reasons, including higher low ‑income student counts, better student outcomes, or enrollment adjustments other than growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The state also counts significant state expenditures outside of CalWORKs toward meeting its MOE requirement. Figure  4 accounts for the proposed use of California ’s $3.7  billion in TANF funds in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 13, 2026 - Student counts include residents and nonresident students. FTE = full-time equivalent. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1043

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Before this law, the state typically made prior ‑year spending reductions through state accounting adjustments, such as counting some of that year ’s spending toward the following year ’s guarantee. These adjustments sometimes reduced the guarantee going forward, but they did not require districts to return prior payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure requires all tax revenues raised, including those deposited into a special fund, to be counted toward the state ’s minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges. The Legislature could no longer raise taxes, but deposit those into a special fund, without providing some of the additional revenue to schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2024-25 and 2025-26 [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2026 - Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2024-25 and 2025-26 [EdBudget] $12,999 Note: These tables reflect spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee each year. a Increases budgeted growth from the enacted 2025-26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1040