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

Feb 27, 2026 - Then, in the 15 subsequent years, the state took a series of steps towards this goal including, but not limited to, the following key  milestones: 2010 —First Roadmap Developed. In December 2010, the Schwarzenegger administration released a proposed Next Generation 911 roadmap, which outlined key tasks, decision points, and work products necessary to develop a statewide Next Generation 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - In other words, the relationship between fee increases and revenues may not be linear, meaning revenue may not increase at the same rate as fees. Recommendation Direct DRE to Provide a Plan Describing Specific Actions It Can Take to Address Structural Imbalance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - (In  other words, the DVBE must actually perform work and cannot simply lend its certification to another business to help win a bid.) This is called a “commercially useful function ” or “CUF ” violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - In other words, the budget action magnifies the risk that —even if CalSTRS ’ board is able to increase the state ’s rate by the maximum of 0.5  percentage points every year through 2046 —the state ’s contributions would be insufficient to completely pay down its share of UAO by the end of the funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - In other words, the Legislature will know what to expect and will not be caught off guard when hearing about those actions going forward. If the final report includes actions that significantly deviate from what is discussed in the subcommittee process, the Legislature could use May Revision hearings to understand the differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - In other words, despite the 10  percent reduction in fees, the department ’s proposal to temporarily cover some of its indirect administrative costs outside of the rate structure would not make some of the IT services it provides competitively priced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Requiring all state agencies with expertise in the removal of highly explosive materials to assist local law enforcement with responding to the discovery of an illegal bomb making operation in a house in Escondido in 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These debt service costs are about as low as they have been in recent decades, and roughly half of debt service costs at their recent peak of about 6  percent in 2010 ‑11. Several Bond Proposals Currently Under Consideration in the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, an estimated  172 million trees have died in California’s forests since 2010 due to multiple years of low moisture and drought conditions, high temperatures, and resulting bark beetle infestations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575