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

Feb 27, 2026 - Second, Chapter  237 (A B  1168 , Mullin) required all state dispatch centers to deploy a text ‑to ‑911 service. Third, OES awarded the five ‑year contracts that would begin the actual building and deployment of a Next Generation 911 system in this same year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - ABCAB receives 20 to 35 appeals per year, in contrast to a projected 4 to 6 cases for CCAP. The 2026-27 proposed budget for ABCAB includes $1.4  million from Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Fund —which is about half the amount proposed for CCAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Second, the department reports that it historically has used salary savings from vacancies to help cover additional operational costs. Department States That High Costs and Low Vacancy Rates Have Created Unique Cost Pressures … CHP states that it cannot depend on its historical approach to fund these activities —and therefore needs the proposed supplemental augmentation —because
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The administration submitted its first February status report of the BCG contract on February 6, 2026. This report provided little information beyond what was already included in the contract. For example, the report did not specify what, if any, changes had been implemented to date or whether the state was on track to achieve the level of savings assumed in 2025-26 or the out-years resulting from the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - New York —The Service ‑Disabled Veteran ‑Owned Business program participation goal in New York is set at 6  percent. Washington —In Washington, state agencies have been charged with meeting a 5  percent veteran ‑owned business participation goal overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - After the shift, there is $2.9  billion in ARP fiscal relief funds (as  compared to $4.3  billion in the 2021 spending plan) allocated in 2021 ‑22 for broadband infrastructure. $550   Million General Fund Added Across 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 for Increased Middle ‑Mile Network Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - If the Legislature approves this proposal, we recommend adding explicit requi rements to assess a grant applicant ’s inability to use tax credits. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a decrease of $10  million  (6  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of our post for more information.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Furthermore, the same point-in-time count found 6  percent (10,400) of people experiencing homelessness in California were veterans and over 70  percent of these veterans experienced unsheltered homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Furthermore, the second phase of one IT project (the Shared Customer Portal) was cancelled and absorbed as a set of requirements into the procurement for the proposed ICMS/IDM IT project. While changes in project allocations and scope may be warranted, they also raise questions about how appropriations the Legislature is asked to approve are ultimately calculated, allocated, and spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985