The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in court documents, CDCR estimated that the staff fill rate for ICF and APP beds in June would have been 98  percent for psychiatrists (instead of 81  percent), 73  percent for psychologists (instead of 52  percent), 105  percent for social workers (instead of 82  percent), and 127  percent for recreational therapists (instead of 101  percent) had all 249  inpatient beds been deactivated that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - In view of the above, the underlying assumptions made by the administration in developing the budget request could end up overestimating or underestimating actual program  costs. For 2023 ‑24, the administration ’s assumptions and requested resources appear reasonable for the initial implementation of the CARE Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - In view of the above data, the Legislature could consider prioritizing certain firearm ‑related goals. Specifically, the Legislature could consider addressing (1)  the growth in homicide firearm deaths or (2)  the increase in the share of homicides, aggravated assaults, and robberies that involve firearms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Most of the General Fund is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from individuals prohibited from owning or possessing them. This has been the case since 2019 ‑20 when the budget package shifted full support of these teams over to the General  Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - As such, in our view, any restoration —which would be a change from the enacted 2024 ‑25 budget package —should require legislative review. Ultimately, the judicial branch and DOF recently submitted a JLBC letter requesting to implement the 2024 ‑25 restoration by increasing the amount available for trial court operations funding using unrestricted TCTF fund balance monies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - In our view, this proposal does not meet that higher bar. Recommendation Reject.  We recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal for two primary reasons. First, the proposed funding is likely not needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - In our view, this proposal does not meet th at higher bar. Recommendation Reject Governor ’s Proposal. We recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal for two primary reasons. First, the proposed funding is likely not needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - In view of the above concerns, we recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposals to make facility modifications at SQ. Consequently, we also recommend rejecting the related statutory changes proposed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771