The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The state constitution has a balanced budget requirement, which means the balance of the SFEU must be set above zero for the upcoming fiscal year. Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Other counties chose broader groups, such as children ages zero to five (who often have the highest rates of entry into foster care by age) or older youth (who may have more intensive behavioral health support needs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - In some cases, such as the Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program, budget reductions effectively zero out funding for a previously authorized initiative. The budget package, however, largely preserves funding for certain other programs receiving more modest reductions (such as Regional Early Action Planning grants and the Multifamil y Housing Program), which were identified by the Legislature as particularly high priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - This would lower the state ’s all families WPR requirement to zero or to near zero. At this time, the administration ’s reduction credit estimates are similar to our office ’s independently forecasted estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Among CalWORKs‑eligible families, we find those with two eligible parents are more likely to report outside income than those with one or zero eligible parents. Similarly, CalWORKs‑eligible families with three or more children are somewhat more likely to report outside income than those with only one or two.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - In the remaining 60  percent of cases, though, one or more people in the family were not eligible for CalWORKs and therefore the AU size was smaller than the family size (many of these cases include zero adults).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - For example, the Governor ’s General Fund proposals include $2.6  billion for transit and rail projects, $2  billion for affordable college student housing, $550  million for the Homekey program, and $500  million for zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432