The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - For instance, the administration has reported that about 50  percent of funded projects have been located in low ‑income or disadvantaged communities. The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Lower ‑Income Households and Communities Are Particularly Vulnerable. In  general, low ‑income households and communities are expected to bear a disproportionate burden because they have fewer resources for adapting to various climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Increasing vehicle fees also could raise equity considerations given that the increases would impose a larger relative burden on lower ‑income households if they were applied uniformly regardless of income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Higher estimates for personal income taxes and corporation taxes each account for a bit under half of this difference, with the small remainder attributable to a variety of other revenues. This improves the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Expand Comprehensive Medi ‑Cal Coverage to All Income ‑Eligible Undocumented Immigrants. Historically, undocumented immigrants who were income ‑eligible for Medi ‑Cal only qualified for coverage for their emergency ‑ and pregnancy ‑related services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The Governor allocates half of these excess revenues —$8.1  billion —to taxpayer rebates for taxpayers with incomes less than $75,000. The administration does not allocate the remaining half to schools and community colleges in this budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432