The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Support for these teams was fully shifted over to the General Fund as part of the 2019-20 budget package. In the past couple of years , the General Fund —rather than special funds —have been used to support the costs of implementing some new firearm-related legislation and workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Figure 3 Status of Trial Court Construction Projects Beginning  in 2019 ‑20 a Priority Group Estimated Project Costs (in Billions) Number Initiated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR reports that from 2020 ‑21 to 2024 ‑25, it paid about $130  million annually on average in these payments. Accordingly, the proposal would provide dedicated funding for a portion of the department ’s expected annual costs of these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - While this proposed expansion is laudable, it would increase the rate of remote providers roughly to 30   percent —still 20  percentage points below the court allowed limit. (For more on this proposal, including some concerns we have with the amount of resources requested, please see the “Tele ‑Mental Health ” section in our brief The 2026‑27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021. About half of this decline occurred between 2019 and 2020. Pandemic ‑related factors —such as temporary stay ‑at ‑home orders and closure of nonessential retail businesses in the early part of the pandemic —likely contributed to the decline over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (This adjustment results in a net $20  million ongoing General Fund backfill.) Facilities. The budget provides a net $4.7  million General Fund backfill for the State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF) in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This amount consists of the following: $65  million annually for five years associated with 20 administrative fees eliminated by Chapter  92 of 2020 (AB  1869, Committee on Budget) as of July 2021. These fees are generally related to arrest and booking, indigent criminal defense, and alternative to incarceration programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Accordingly, the Commission estimates $11.2  million to $22.8  million in initial costs of claims from local governments related to the mandate between 2019-20 through 2020-21. The Commission further estimates annual costs ranging between $7.5  million to $10.8  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - This amount consists of $25.5  million for the initial claiming period between 2017-18 through 2019-20, $11.8  million for 2020-21, and $13.2  million for 2021-22. The Governor ’s budget also includes $16.5  million ongoing General Fund to support such costs in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Feb 17, 2022 - Between 2019 and 2020, thefts of motor vehicles increased by 20  percent (from 352 to 422 per 100,000 residents) and thefts of motor vehicle accessories (such as catalytic converters) increased by 26  percent (from 138 to 174 per 100,000 residents).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546