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 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - There are currently three major state broadband infrastructure programs and projects underway pursuant to Chapter  112 of 2021 (SB  156, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): (1)  a statewide, open-access middle-mile network; (2)  grants to internet service providers, public entities, nonprofit organizations, and others for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects; and (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - There are currently three major state broadband infrastructure programs and projects underway pursuant to Chapter 112 of 2021 (SB 156, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) : Statewide Open ‑Access Middle ‑Mile Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

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 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Chapter   112 of 2021 (S B   156 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Implements the Broadband Infrastructure Agreement. The Legislature also passed (and the Governor signed) S B  156 in July 2021 to implement the broadband infrastructure agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

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 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The largest ongoing proposals for the universities are 3  percent General Fund base increases ($112  million for CSU and $104  million for UC). The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309