Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature could consider whether the state should make changes to the RHNA process to ensure that climate change is considered when existing and projected housing needs are allocated to cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Since 2021, the administration has deactivated (1)  two state ‑owned prisons —the Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) in Tracy and the California Correctional Center in Susanville, (2)  eight yards at various state ‑owned prisons, and (3)  the California City Correctional Facility —a leased prison that was operated by CDCR staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The  administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding transfers, both between state funds and from the federal government) are $13.6  billion higher across the three ‑year budget window compared to our estimates in November.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The administration is required to notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) of transfers into DREOA. The administration notified the JLBC of two DREOA of transfers related to COVID-19: $1.3  billion on March  25 and $1.8  billion on May 21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At the same time, CA DOJ, county district attorneys, and city attorneys can pursue criminal actions seeking fines or convictions for violations of the state ’s gaming laws. Tribal-State Compacts. Native American tribes possess special status under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Transfer Target at Private Nonprofit Sector In this section, we provide background on the associate degree for transfer (ADT) admission target for the private nonprofit sector, describe the Governor ’s early action proposal to postpone the target by one year, assess that proposal, and offer an associated recommendation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Under  current law, any unspent funds would transfer to the Department of Health Care Access and Information for workforce initiatives. The administration instead proposes to revert the unspent funds, which total $15  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - However, this is offset by a larger (11  percent) decrease in transfer applicants, reflecting the continued impact of community enrollment declines on CSU ’s transfer pipeline. Continuing Cohorts. In the past couple of years, CSU has enrolled smaller cohorts of new students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - If the homes were scattered throughout a city, however, we think the argument is more tenuous. For this reason, in the case of vehicles, we think a vehicle represents an asset —not a fleet —and so the value of an individual vehicle must exceed $100,000 in order to count as an exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897