The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - Under this proposal, the administration would procure a vendor to implement the platform, and use of the platform would be available to all children and youth regardless of payer (including any uninsured children and youth).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 5,054 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities Provides additional access to child care services for children under the age of 21 years and with exceptional needs. c  Program is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - Prohibits Certain AI Products From Being Made Available to Children. The measure prohibits businesses and other entities from making “covered products ” —AI products intended to be used by children, used to process children ’s personal information, or applied directly to children —available to users under age 18, if the product
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure prohibits providers of covered AI systems made available to children from engaging in certain practices. Specifically, it prohibits child-targeted advertising and limits the sale or sharing of the personal information of children under the age of 18, unless verifiable parental consent is obtained.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Preschool Most Four-Year Old Children Enroll in Public Schools. Approximately 400,000 four-year old children live in California. Attending school is optional for these children, but most parents enroll them in a public program known as transitional kindergarten.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Children are eligible for State Preschool if their family earns less than 85  percent of the state median income. Participating children either receive a part ‑day or full ‑day option. Providers are funded based on a child ’s attendance in the program, with higher levels of funding —known as an “adjustment factor ” —for certain children, such as dual language learners and children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, many counties selected target populations for prevention services based on identified risk factors, such as children whose caregivers are experiencing substance use disorder, children exposed to domestic violence, and families with a general neglect allegation but no case opened.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106