Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package approves two additional student housing projects (at the UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara campuses). The 2025-26 budget also recognizes $1 million in savings from debt service costs on the approved projects being lower than initially budgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/994

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - GenAI = generative artificial intelligence; POC = proof of concept; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDPH = California Department of Public Health; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; and HCD = Department of Hous ing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Housing Stipends. Under the current MOU, employees who work at San Quentin, Salinas Valley State Prison, and the Correctional Training Facility are eligible to receive $200 per month as a housing stipend.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - This is the final brief of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. This brief focuses on higher education facilities. The brief includes key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Supplier Diversity: contracting with qualified vendors, including but not limited to catering companies, accounting firms, equipment rentals, and postproduction houses, owned and operated by individuals from socially and economically underrepresented groups to support production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - While a few programs, like the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant Program, have dashboards providing program metrics, often this information is not centrally collected. As such, the Legislature typically must rely on the administration to collect and provide data on program delivery and other initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983