Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - California ’s Retail Theft Rate Increased in 2015 and Again During the Later Stage of the Pandemic. As shown in Figure  1 , the annual rate of reported retail theft incidents has fluctuated. Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  4 , support for BOF has increased over the past decade from $30.2  million in 2015 ‑16 to $62.1  million in 2024 ‑ 25 —an increase of $31.9  million (or 106  percent). During this period, BOF also shifted from being fully supported by various special funds and began receiving General Fund support in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Formula Permanently Modified in 2015 ‑16. Due to (1)  the original formula sunsetting in January  2015 and (2)  the major sentencing changes affecting probation that were implemented since the enactment of S B  678 , the Legislature passed Chapter  26 of 2015 (S B  85 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Figure 4 Prisons Delegated Back to State 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Chapter  466 of 2015 (AB  953, Weber) expanded the prohibition on law enforcement engaging in racial profiling to also prohibit identity profiling. Additionally, Chapter  466 increased law enforcement reporting requirements by requiring each state and local agency that employs law enforcement officers report annually to DOJ on all stops conducted by its officers for the preceding calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - Various Actions Taken to Address  Operational Shortfalls The persistent operational shortfalls facing the IMF also led to the state taking various actions beginning in 2015 ‑16. The Legislature increased revenue available in the IMF in 2015 ‑16 by terminating an ongoing $20  million transfer from the IMF to the TCTF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In the 2015 survey, 26  percent of jurisdictions reported that they had a determinate system, 29  percent reported that they had an indeterminate system, and 45   percent —including California —reported having elements of both.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Following the 2015‑16 budget , the state established lower retiree health benefits for all future state employees in MOUs. For Unit 6, the arrangement was established in the MOU that was ratified in 2016, reducing the benefit for employees hired after 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - For example, a July 2015 CSA audit found that the State Bar ’s focus on reducing an excessive backlog of disciplinary cases in the years preceding the audit resulted in a decrease in the severity of discipline  imposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - As shown in Figure  5 , tens of millions of dollars are transferred from the LDF annually into these DOJ special funds —ranging from nearly $ 20  m illion in 2009 ‑ 10 t o $ 78  m illion in 2015 ‑16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322