The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - CAC indicates that funding would be allocated to grantees representing all 58 c ounties and that it would target funds to certain communities most impacted by COVID ‑19, including historically marginalized communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, for example, 85 of 150  mandatory reporters (57  percent) met the DVBE participation goal while 58 (39  percent) did not. (Seven, or 5  percent, made no reportable awards.) Ensuring Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been a Focus Ensuring That Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been an Historical Challenge With Violations Ranging From Inadvertent to Fraudulent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, in March  2019, Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency to implement 35 forest management projects that were intended to reduce the risk of wildfire through activities such as removing hazardous dead trees and clearing vegetation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - The figure is 35  percent for zip codes that have a higher representation of Hispanic/Latino residents. Statewide Lendistry Data on Business Owner Race and Ethnicity. Although we were not able to obtain data from Lendistry on the demographic characteristics of the businesses owners who received SBCRG at a business level, they have shared statewide demographic data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - The Governor proposes $35  million from the General Fund to perform installations of electric vehicle service equipment infrastructure at state facilities in order to help the state transition its fleet to ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - CA Volunteers allocated 80  percent of the $185  million to the largest 13 cities in the state using a population ‑based formula ($148  million), and granted 19  percent on a competitive basis to 14 other cities and counties ($35  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723