The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter  104 requires DOF to complete this examination by January 10, 2026, and to include any proposal it develops in the Governor ’s January 2026-27 budget. The budget language also directs any loan or other financing options developed to (1)  ensure full repayment with an agreed-upon interest rate, (2)  follow a clearly defined repayment schedule, and (3)  include a guaranteed mechanism to secure repayment from a reliable and predictable revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Growth in CHP ’s expenditures, however, has been outpacing the MVA ’s revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a  2015   economic assessment  by the Risky Business Project estimated that if current global GHG emission trends continue, between $8 billion and $10 billion of existing property in California is likely to be underwater by 2050, with an additional $6 billion to $10 billion at risk during high tide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes budget trailer legislation that permanently extends provisions —which had expired on January 1, 2023 —that limit the administrative indirect cost recovery rate that Caltrans can charge to self-help counties to no more than 10  percent of the department ’s direct costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - These include activities such as (1)  having a local leader sign a pledge, (2)  establishing an informal advisory board, (3)  conducting an initial litter assessment, (4)  organizing community cleanups, and (5)  creating a long ‑term plan for keeping communities clean.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Chapter  1 Introduction On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Of this amount, $3.3  billion was budgeted for various CalSTA ($2.5  billion) and Caltrans ($800  million) programs on the condition that subsequent legislation be enacted by October 10, 2021 to allocate these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The 2024 ‑25 budget provides a total of $3  million on an ongoing basis from the Public Transportation Account for the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General. This is an increase of $2  million from the estimated 2023 ‑24 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925