Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - The  people who did not have to spend time in prison or jail over this time period due to Proposition  47 and/or the pandemic ‑era changes therefore had more opportunity to commit crimes —including retail theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Chapter  231 also requires that the loan be repaid with collected excise tax revenues, prior to any of the expenditures from the new GVPSS Fund. 2024-25 Budget Package Specified One-Time Allowable Use of California Department of Education (CDE) 2025-26 Allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The new courthouse would provide a benefit to people in San Joaquin County by improving court access for those living in Tracy and shifting workload from other courthouses back to Tracy, which could reduce wait times for services in other parts of the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Delaying this change to 2026 ‑27 provides time for the implementation of a new funding structure and to allow agencies to adapt to the new funding framework. Require Nonlocal Users of Forensic Services to Partially Support BFS Beginning in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972