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: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The activities of this task force were initially funded for a three-year term beginning in 2022-23. Capital Outlay Infrastructure Replacement Projects. As summarized in the Statewide Infrastructure section of our post, The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions , the budget package includes a total of $10.1  million for various phases of eight CHP capital outlay projects —replacing seven offices and one radio communications tower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes a one-year reduction in the diesel sales tax from 13  percent to roughly 9  percent beginning October 1, 2022. This reduction is intended to provide fiscal relief from high fuel costs to drivers and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - Figure 3 Budget Plan Relies on Lease Revenue Bonds for Field Office Replacements (In Millions) 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 2023 ‑24
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Our estimates suggest that there is a good chance that revenues will be lower than the administration ’s projections for the budget window, particularly in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24. Given this risk, we recommend the Legislature: (1)  plan for a larger budget problem and (2)  address that larger problem by reducing more one ‑time and temporary spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - These new positions, along with the recently appointed Inspector General, will launch the office, which was created by Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). The budget package also includes trailer legislation to make technical amendments to Chapter  71 and facilitate the successful startup of the office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - As of January 1, 2022, 14.5  percent of CHP ’s authorized uniformed positions were vacant. CHP is currently using salary savings from these vacant positions to pay for necessary overtime to maintain current levels of service to the public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533