The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In addition to $5.1  million General Fund allocated for IT project planning in 2025 ‑26, DDS also received enhanced funding from the federal government through the Advanced Planning Document (APD) process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - . $5.1  million reappropriation of funds for the performance criteria phase of the New Solano Hall of Justice project, which had been delayed due to an extended site selection  process. $2.3  million for the performance criteria phase of the New Quincy Courthouse project in Plumas County. $1.5  million for the performance criteria phase of the New Nevada City Courthouse project in Nevada County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $5.1  million ongoing from various special funds to support DTSC, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, CalEPA, and SWRCB in addressing subsurface elevated temperature (SET) events at landfills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The spending plan provides $13.3  million one-time total funds ($5.1  million General Fund) to continue planning the new system, called LOIS. The spending plan also includes supplemental report language directing the department to submit quarterly progress updates to the Legislature on activities and expenditures related to LOIS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For California, the dot ‑com era —when stocks rose and then fell precipitously in response to widespread adoption of the internet —offers the most salient example. The internet has proven to be a transformative technology and, yet, the stock market ’s initial reaction was clearly overly exuberant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - These new costs come from financing policies that result in less provider tax revenue and federal cost sharing ($5.1  billion). Our outlook also estimates that eligibility changes in H.R. 1 will reduce Medi ‑Cal caseload by 1.6  million people by 2029 ‑30, partially offsetting costs ($1.9  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092