Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1 , reported state contract dollars received by DVBEs generally increased between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23. Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - It was expected that the Next Generation 911 system would be fully implemented in 2022 and that the five ‑year cost to develop the system would be $132  million, with ongoing operational costs of $40  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23. 2019 —Revenue Increased, Text ‑to ‑911 Required, and State Contracts Signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - CAC indicates that funding would be allocated to grantees representing all 58 c ounties and that it would target funds to certain communities most impacted by COVID ‑19, including historically marginalized communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We therefore find the Governor ’s proposal for a $1  million supplemental appropriation for CHP to undertake these efforts to be justified. Moreover, this approach is not without precedent. For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Of these positions, the control section directs DOF to identify positions proposed for elimination that had been authorized to implement legislation passed in 2022 and 2023. DOF identified 116.5 positions that fall into this category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Workstream 1: CDCR —Procurement and Inventory Management. BCG is expected to analyze CDCR ’s procurement and inventory management processes, contracts, and financial data to identify opportunities for CDCR to save money by (1)  renegotiating, consolidating, or eliminating contracts and (2)  reducing quantities purchased or switching to a different product type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - (Unspent funds from 2022-23 and 2023-24 have already reverted.) Assessment Administration Seeks Additional Time in Pilot Phase. The LEMA Assistance Fund was authorized as a three-year pilot project in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982