The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization Summary In this post, we provide background on state agencies in California government in general; the Business, Consumer Services and Housing (BCSH) Agency in particular; and the process for reorganizing state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - DRE is within the Business, Consumer Ser vices, and Housing (BCSH) agency. It is responsible for issuing licenses as well as more broadly regulating California ’s real estate and mortgage lending professionals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Prior to program participation, about one-third of LA:RISE participants had no job in the past five years, one-third were CalFresh recipients, under one-third had stable housing, and over half had been previously arrest ed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - These funds, which OES limits to emergency events that meet certain criteria (such as lasting more than 12 hours), may be used to pay for responding officer overtime, housing, and other specified costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - This process is designed to allow the Legislature to seek input from stakeholders, consider trade ‑offs, and build consensus among a majority of members in each house. In contrast, the Governor can make decisions more quickly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Furthermore, some campuses house the College Corps program in a public service or community engagement office rather than their financial aid office. This requires additional coordination between offices when distributing a students ’ total financial aid package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - While a couple of departments provided us relatively detailed information —for example, indicating that the savings would be achieved though hiring freezes, leveraging more federal funds, reducing general expenses (printing costs, travel, and/or discretionary training), or moving to supply more administrative services in-house —the most common response we received from
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975