The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As such, why the department needs an augmentation for covering baseline costs this year rather than accommodating them through relying on its historical practice is unclear. Unclear Why the Department Is Unable to Use Salary Savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - This practice muddies the Legislature ’s understanding of the state ’s fiscal health because it assumes a lower level of spending in the budget year than actually will occur. If the Legislature directs the administration to identify efficiencies in the future, we recommend that the Legislature build in only limited assumed savings resulting from such an exercise in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The regional approach created a situation where both the technical and operational design were significantly adjusted from industry ‑standard practices, introducing fragility and risk. In particular, OES asserts that the regional approach “requires a large degree of coordination between Next Generation 911 providers and strict adherence to a single set of interface rules which
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145