The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Discretionary Spending Proposals New Spending Proposals of About $600 Million. The Governor’s budget includes around $600 million in new discretionary General Fund spending across the budget window. (We consider a proposal to be “discretionary” if it provides more funding for a program or a service above what is already committed under current law or policy.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - The package also includes (1) $1.8 billion in 2021 ‑22 to support active transportation, climate adaptation, and grade separation projects, and (2) $100 million in 2023 ‑24 to augment a local litter abatement and beautification grant program initiated in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616

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

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The budget agreement includes $600  million one-time ARP fiscal relief funds to start a new grant program for regions to develop and implement regional plans to create jobs in sustainable industries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - The 2021 ‑22 spending plan provides over $ 100 m illion (nearly $ 500 m illion ongoing) for a various policy changes in CalWORKs. These policy changes are primarily aimed at increasing eligibility and participation in the CalWORKs programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This share is determined by a complex set of formulas that can lower excess capital gains by anywhere from 0 percent to 100 percent, although reductions around 30 percent have been the most common to date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - In addition, the administration includes roughly 70 other proposals, each with an estimated cost of less than $100  million. ( Appendix 1 provides a full listing of these items.) All Other Changes Improve Budget Bottom Line by $2   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 4 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Housing and Homelessness General Fund (In millions) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAPP) $1,100 Veteran Housing and Homeless Prevention Program 50 $345 $100 a By the time the HHAPP costs are incurred, the program will have transferred to from BCSH Agency to HCD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for infill housing development, $300  million for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, $100  million to build housing on excess state sites, and $100  million to repurpose existing commercial buildings for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - The largest of these include $1.8  billion (in 2025 ‑26) for the proposed expansion of Medi ‑Cal to all income ‑eligible Californians and nearly $600  million for a State Supplementary Payment grant increase, according to administration estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598