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 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

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Children ’s Crisis Continuum Pilot $60 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, most of which is available through June 30, 2026. Of the total amount, $4 million is available through June 30, 2027 to allow time to prepare a final report for the Legislature by April 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The current deadline for CTC to commit these funds is June 30, 2026. Any uncommitted funds would revert to the state. Governor ’s Proposal Governor ’s Budget Extends Encumbrance Deadline, Increases Grant Size, and Reduces Match Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Figure  4 shows core reserves at each UC campus as of June 30, 2024. Total core reserves (committed and uncommitted combined) ranged from less than one month of expenditures at the San Diego campus to over seven months of expenditures at the Riverside campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The Governor ’s proposal to provide 70   percent of total AHSC funds for affordable housing (and 30   percent for the transportation aspect) is based on the historical split. This split, in turn, is based on SGC ’s practice of awarding up to $35   million per project (70   percent) for affordable housing and up to $15   million (30   percent) for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Historically, counties paid 35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and 30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs. In the early 2010s, this share of cost model was replaced with an IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The four major downturns were more severe, with income tax declines ranging from 17 percent to 30 percent (average of 24 percent). Perhaps more concerning, income tax revenues stayed depressed for years following major downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The four major downturns were more severe, with income tax declines ranging from 17 percent to 30 percent (average of 24 percent). Perhaps more concerning, income tax revenues stayed depressed for years following major downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Requirements for New Grantees Begin in 2029 ‑30. LEAs receiving funding would be required to annually report and publicly present their community school plans. For new community schools grantees, the administration indicates annual reporting requirements would begin in 2029 ‑30, when they will be required to submit an implementation plan by December 31, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131