The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past. As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Augmentations within CHP ’s 2025-26 budget include: Capitol Security. The budget provides $8  million on a one-time basis from MVA to cover overtime costs associated with providing protection and security at the State Capitol Complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Includes Some Smaller Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - We have a identified a number of trade ‑offs raised by the Governor ’s proposed MVA transfers. Solves Shortfall in 2025 ‑26 Without Impacting MVA ‑Supported Activities. Based on the administration ’s estimated expenditures, the proposed fund transfers would provide sufficient resources to keep MVA balanced in 2025 ‑26 without needing to make changes to service levels for MVA ‑supported programs or increasing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget package includes trailer legislation that raises the share of Proposition  1A bond funds that can be used for HSRA ’s administrative expenses (known as the administrative spending cap) from 2.5  percent to 5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Indeed, the changes made by the administration affect OIG ’s out-year budget amount, given the temporary nature of the positions results in a limited-term need for funding. This raises questions about whether DOF ’s failure to notify the JLBC of the change to OIG ’s budget proposal is consistent with the Legislature ’s intent to provide OIG with robust budgetary independence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Overall, however, the Governor ’s proposals would sustain the vast majority of multiyear transportation funding. Specifically, the Governor ’s budget would sustain $12  billion, or 98  percent, of the total augmentations intended for transportation  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Figure 9 shows our estimates (in inflation ‑adjusted dollars) for how the revenue projections displayed in Figure 8 will affect funding for the state ’s transportation programs over the next eleven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - This team will be in charge of coordinating long-term planning efforts involving homelessness and housing across all of the department ’s programs. Increases Department ’s Capital Outlay Support. The spending plan includes a net increase of $39.1  million from various fund sources and 143 new full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Recommend the Legislature ’s Budget Not Include Future Deficits. While the Governor ’s budget is balanced under the administration ’s estimates for 2023 ‑24, this is not the case for future years. Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662