The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - (For context, the budget assumes total savings of $487  million —$191  million to the General Fund —in 2026-27 and ongoing from the 6,002 positions.) (We note that the timing of the JLBC letter was such that the administration would not have been able to incorporate the Legislature ’s nonconcurrence into its 2026-27 budget proposal, even if it agreed to maintain those positions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Of these employees, 112,666 were career support staff, 14,482 were tenured or tenure-track faculty, and 191 were senior managers (with the remainder being lower-level managers, lecturers, and student workers, among others).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, UC estimates it is generating $191  million in additional net tuition revenue (from its tuition and enrollment increases combined, after accounting for financial aid earmarks). Whereas previous tuition increases generally were precipitated by reductions in state General Fund support, UC ’s new policy was largely driven by a desire to expand its overall budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998