The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2026 - The budget assumed that the process changes resulting from the contract would reduce state costs by $500 million in 2025-26, growing to $2 billion in annual savings by 2028-29. This post provides background on the state’s recent efforts to identify efficiencies to achieve budget savings and our office’s comments and recommendations concerning the progress of the administration’s efforts to reduce state costs through this contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In June 2025, the administration estimated that this endeavor would result in annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26, growing to roughly $2  billion General Fund annually by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget also includes new discretionary commitments related to housing and homelessness. $500  Million One-Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits. In addition to the approximately $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the budget continues the recent practice of providing an additional discretionary
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - The  $500  million in planned appropriations is net of a proposed $100  million delay and $150  million reduction in otherwise planned appropriations for  2024 ‑25. $500   Million for Statewide Open ‑Access Middle ‑Mile Network Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - LLRF Eliminates Remaining $500  Million General Fund ($175  Million in 2023 ‑24, $150  Million in 2024 ‑25, $175  Million in 2025 ‑26). The May Revision eliminates the remaining $500  million General Fund appropriated or planned for appropriation for the LLRF —$175  million in 2023 ‑24, $150  million in 2024 ‑25, and $175  million in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The vast majority of spending is General Fund, including $2  billion in emergency spending related to rental assistance that is funded through the California Emergency Relief Fund and $500  million is in the form of tax credit authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Most of the funding will go out in the form of $600 one-time payments to taxpayers with adjusted gross income below $75,000 (taxpayers with dependents will receive an additional $500 payment). The remainder will go out in the form of a $500 one-time payment to undocumented taxpayers with incomes less than $75,000 who file using an Individual Taxpayer Identif ication Number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $5  million one-time General Fund in 2025-26 to undertake expansion activities aimed at adding ten campus partners and 500 additional students for the subsequent year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - According to CAC, it hopes to use the funds to engage around 500 artists and that artwork will be placed in all 58 c ounties to guarantee the largest possible reach. However, it has not provided estimates of the number of people that would be reached by the resulting artworks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337