Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - On December 23, 2019, Governor Newsom terminated 61 states of emergency dating back to January 2011. All of these states of emergency were proclaimed under the previous administration but had not been  terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Governor ’s Proposed 2021 ‑22 Appropriation 30   Percent Higher Than 2019 ‑20 Spending. Due primarily to the vacancies noted above, BOE spent just $24. 5  m illion of its $31. 3  m illion General Fund appropriation in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - This is a net decrease of $2.2  billion, or 57  percent, compared to the estimated spending level for 2019 ‑20. This decrease is primarily a result of the expiration of funding provided to the department on a one-time basis in 2019 ‑20 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Population will be based on the 2019 homeless point-in-time count for Round 3 and the most recent homeless point-in-time count for Round 4. Cities. $336  million to cities with populations over 300,000 based on each city ’s share of the 2019 point-in-time homelessness count for the CoC in their region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Prior to the start of the pandemic, ABC projected that its licensing fee revenues would be $83.7  million in 2019-20. However, actual revenues collected in 2019-20 were $77.5  million, or about 7.4  percent lower than expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - First, the number of eligible federal tax filers in 2018 and 2019 may be more (or less) than the number who filed in 2017. Second, low-income individuals who were not requ ired to file a federal return for 2018 could now file for 2019 in order to receive the benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - Chapter   730 of 2022 (A B   2019 , Petrie ‑Norris) Requires DGS to Conduct a Disparity Study. Assembly Bill 2019 requires DGS to contract for a statewide procurement and contracting disparity study in order to guide outreach strategies, state government program development, and improvements to contracting policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - CalSTRS Experienced Actuarial Loss for 2019 ‑20. Due to extreme market volatility in 2019 ‑20 caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, CalSTRS did not meet its investment return assumption for the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Oct 5, 2020 - This funding supplements an initial $50  million the SBFC received in 2019 ‑20. Increase Lending Capacity of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs are lenders that provide loans and other financial services to low-income communities that are underserved by traditional banks and credit unions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4271

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135