The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - According to the department, the cause of the decline in applications is due to fluctuations in the housing market. Governor ’s Proposal January Budget Projected a Negative Fund Balance at End of 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The remaining 53  states of emergency declared since October 30, 2015 that were still open on December 31, 2024 had been open for an average of about two years —ranging from a couple weeks to over nine years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Instead, the gains appear largely tied to the booming stock market, a situation which can change rapidly and without warning. The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 11, 2025 - With these funds, the new campuses would hire program staff, conduct marketing and outreach, recruit CBOs and Fellows, and undertake any other related activities to help launch the program on an ongoing basis starting in 2026-27.
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 - Ultimately, our communications with the administration reveal that many of the details of how departments will implement the efficiencies are still under development. Moreover, whether there would be impacts on services is unknown at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

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

Feb 24, 2025 - At an estimated $4.5  million through February 19, 2025 —reimbursement rates appear on track to be higher in 2024-25 —but still well below authorized levels. According to OES, LEMA Assistance Fund support was provided to 81 police departments and 38 county sheriffs ’ offices involving 3,623 responding officers across 23 approved incidents between its inception and December 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Some of the stated goals of the integrated contact center include improved customer experience, reduced wait times, and streamlined business processes to better serve program claimants. a An approved IT project has completed all four stages of the state ’s IT project approval process —the PAL process. b EDD combined the formerly separate ICMS IT project and IDM IT project into the currently
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The project evaluates a number of solutions using market research, and then identifies a recommended solution with a preliminary baseline project cost, schedule, and scope. Stage 3 Solution Analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Although each serve different primary purposes, together, these entities seek to facilitate a functioning state housing market that serves all Californians. BCSH ’s Budget. Figure  2 shows that the Governor ’s 2025-26 proposed budget would provide $3  billion (all funds) for BCSH, of which $531  million is General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Since these agreements were finalized in 2022 and 2023, and grant milestones are spread out among the five subsequent years, it is still unknown at this point what fraction will ultimately be claimed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018