The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - During the special session, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one ‑time for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible. The middle of the range, which becomes our main revenue forecast, is thus lower than if we did not include the stock market risk indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Finally, although we have not previously recommended the Leg islature take decisive action to address the structural deficits, the state ’s persistent fiscal imbalance and the added downside risks —particularly from potential federal actions —suggest a need for a more proactive approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - In  the budget window, for example, the administration proposes: (1)  reverting $71  million in unused EDDNext project funding early, and (2)  modifying In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) eligibility to align with Medi ‑Cal, which provides $86  million in savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - As such, our independent fiscal assessment underlies the Legislature ’s ability to assert an informed check on the executive branch, making any added complexity from diverging estimates a worthwhile trade-off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4938

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - One of the other large areas of solutions is in In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). IHSS solutions have some overlap with Medi-Cal, including terminating services for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status and reinstating the asset test.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - In particular, we advise the Legislature to put particular focus on programs and activities supported by the General Fund to help prepare for actions that might be needed to address significant expected deficits in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs in a year and a half. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The budget also provides $3  million on a one-time basis in 2024-25 from various funds to support five entities —the Structural Pest Control Board. California Architects Board, Landscape Architects Technical Committee; Cemetery and Funeral Bureau;; and the Bureau of Household Goods and Services —to continue implementation and support of new IT systems to support these entities ’ regulatory activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The budget also provides $3  million on a one-time basis in 2024-25 from various funds to support five entities —the Structural Pest Control Board. California Architects Board, Landscape Architects Technical Committee; Cemetery and Funeral Bureau;; and the Bureau of Household Goods and Services —to continue implementation and support of new IT systems to support these entities ’ regulatory activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services