The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - This amount represents a net increase of $1. 3  m illion ( 3  p ercent) from the revised 2020 ‑ 21 l evel. This net change primarily reflects increased funding to establish a new grant program (discussed in more detail below) and other budget adjustments (such as the expiration of funds provided in prior years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - However, although the state as a whole generally met the 3  percent participation goal, state entities are encouraged to achieve the goal individually and many do not. In 2023 ‑24, for example, 85 of 150  mandatory reporters (57  percent) met the DVBE participation goal while 58 (39  percent) did not.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program. Specifically, it focuses on policies and practices designed to prevent program abuse and noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Figure 7 Climate Adaptation Funding Packages Included in 2021 ‑22 Budget (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - According to the CSPS IT project, the following number of processing departments are in each classification: 12 micro, 36 small, 36 medium, 5 large, and 3 mega. (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of this post for more information on these budget-wide reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - DOF notified JLBC on October 3, 2025 that it had entered a contract in an amount up to $20  million with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on September 26, 2025 for the purpose of assisting and advising DOF on analyzing and creating process improvements within state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details]

Aug 20, 2025 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5067

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Growth in CHP ’s expenditures, however, has been outpacing the MVA ’s revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Figure  7 provides a summary of all the broadband infrastructure appropriations with encumbrance and expenditure estimates as of late 2023/early 2024. Figure 7 Broadband Infrastructure Appropriations, Encumbrances, and Expenditures To Date (In Millions) 932 962 a Difference of $2 million between GF encumbrance amount in Figure 3 —Middle ‑Mile
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867