Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 12, 2025 - Proposes to lessen the base reductions for CSU and UC to 3 percent. Proposes $77 million augmentation for MCS in 2024-25 in response to a large increase in recipients. Mid-June Legislative Package: Chapter 4 Shifts a smaller amount of funding ($233 million) from community colleges to schools than proposed at the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1024

Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget] 77 Note: Data for 2024-25 and 2025-26 are estimates. a Though the budget plan included $527 million for the program, CSAC anticipated spending $519 million in 2025-26 under its October 2024 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/973

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 5, 2025 - Proposes to lessen the base reductions for CSU and UC to 3 percent. Proposes $77 million augmentation for MCS in 2024-25 in response to a large increase in recipients. Mid-June Legislative Package: Chapter 4 Shifts a smaller amount of funding ($233 million) from community colleges to schools than proposed at the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR Also Continuing to Operate Excess APP and ICF Bed Capacity. As shown in Figure   4 , CDCR is also operating excess capacity in other types of inpatient beds, including 205 APPs, 327  ICFs at both men ’s prisons and state hospitals, 32  APP/ICF beds at women ’s prisons, and 13 APP/ICF beds for the condemned population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Before 2022, the average rate was around 3 percent. But by October 2022, it had surged to almost 7 percent and has remained high. This dramatic increase has created a stark divide: as of September 2025, 77 percent of California homeowners had mortgage rates below 5 percent, while new buyers face the much higher rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - Before 2022, the average rate was around 3 percent. But by October 2022, it had surged to almost 7 percent and has remained high. This dramatic increase has created a stark divide: as of September 2025, 77 percent of California homeowners had mortgage rates below 5 percent, while new buyers face the much higher rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - As shown in Figure  3, the Governor proposes backfilling 53 n utrition positions — 77  p ercent of the positions he proposes shifting to DSS. The administration indicates that these additional positions are intended to provide CDE with sufficient staff to administer the nutrition programs remaining at CDE, including the Food Distribution Program, Summer Meal Programs, and the School Nutrition Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - In addition, Chapter  77 of 2021 (AB  137, Committee on Budget) prevents local governments from exceeding their appropriations limit as a result of state subventions. Counting realignment revenues toward local limits generally is consistent with an option outlined in our aforementioned SAL report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - The special rules for vacation homes and business properties only app lied to the first $1  million of combined property value. Proposition  19 narrowed these special rules. The rules now only apply to two types of properties: (1)  homes that a child or grandchild uses as a primary residence and (2)  farms.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017