The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The department has always faced costs related to inflation, replacement of old equipment, and increases in gas prices —these are not anomalous events. As such, why the department needs an augmentation for covering baseline costs this year rather than accommodating them through relying on its historical practice is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - Transportation infrastructure is typically planned to withstand once ‑in ‑a ‑century weather events. As the climate changes and extreme weather events become more common, maintaining transportation infrastructure ’s expected usable lifespan will quickly become infeasible unless it is developed to be resilient to more frequent and intense stressors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Moreover, in the event that the budget condition worsens (our current revenue projections suggest this is likely), the Legislature will need to identify additional solutions in order to meet its constitutional requirement to pass a balanced budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - A sideshow is defined in Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code as an event in which two or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway for the purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, or reckless driving for spectators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - However, DMV frequently is forced to cancel or reschedule test appointments when the stadium needs the space for events. Such disruptions have also contributed to increased wait times for commercial drive  tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540