The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Recommendation Approve Both Capital Outlay Proposals, but Switch Funding Source From General Fund to MVA. We recommend the Legislature approve funding for both of the Governor ’s capital outlay proposals in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The report did provide a high-level summary of activities to date, including that BCG had reviewed CDCR ’s third-party contracts and identified opportunities for CDCR to (1)  renegotiate, consolidate, and eliminate contracts and (2)  reduce quantities purchased or switch to a different product type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Under the updated transition plan, the state will switch from the regional approach to a statewide approach with two statewide network providers —one prime network service provider and a back ‑up. OES states that the switch to the statewide approach will eliminate the problematic interfaces and complexity while preserving system resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Under the flavor ban, people who otherwise would consume flavored tobacco have three main options: (1)  avoid tobacco use altogether, (2)  switch to unflavored tobacco products, or (3)  obtain flavored tobacco from sources that violate the ban or from sources not subject to the ban (for example, other states).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966