The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In doing so, we recommend that the Legislature weigh all its options ranging from letting the plan proceed as budgeted to rescoping or directing the administration to terminate the contract. If Legislature Moves Forward With the Contract, Require Quarterly Updates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (Accordingly, the Governor’s budget proposes undoing the $166 million current-year fund shift and letting the MVA reassume the associated costs.) However, several underlying causes of the MVA’s structural deficit remain unaddressed and the account is projected to become insolvent from the 2028-29 budget year onward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152