The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway. This means that temporary funding may need to be in place until ongoing methodologies can be  established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - After Proposition  19 went into effect, a backlog of claims developed, and some tax bills were sent to property owners that had not been updated to reflect the lower amounts they were entitled to pay under the terms of Proposition  19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

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

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - All figures in this publication reflect the administration ’s estimates of actions taken through early July 2025, however, we have updated the text to reflect actions taken later in the legislative session.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - LAO Comments and Recommendations Use Spring Budget Hearings to Prepare for Expected Updates on Contract at May Revision. The Legislature may receive important updates regarding the status of the work stemming from the BCG contract at the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Reflects Updated Savings Estimates Updated Estimates. As shown in Figure  13 , the Governor ’s proposed budget updates the estimated savings for several budget solutions enacted in the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 26, 2026 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog] Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q4) February 26, 2026 Seth Kerstein Background. In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/851