The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - On the other hand, the regional approach may have too much redundancy and may have become so complex that it suffers in operability compared to the envisioned statewide system. It is unclear if OES ’s choices are consistent with the Legislature ’s preferences if faced with the same set of options and trade ‑ offs —particularly since OES has not provided
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Assessment Still Too Early to Know What Actual Caseload and Workload Will Be. As mentioned previously, CCAP has argued that the reason the panel has heard so few cases is because so many licensees held provisional licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Additionally, stakeholders have raised concerns about the $10,000 withholding amount —arguing it may be too small to influence behavior on large contracts and too large for small businesses to manage —though current evidence is inconclusive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The next formal status report on the work stemming from the BCG contract will not be provided until February 2027 —after the contract has ended and after much of the work will have been set in motion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - On the one hand, a case can be made that BCSH is charged with too broad a mission with too many disparate issue areas —and that a split into two agencies could allow the administration to have more focused attention at the cabinet level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We suggest the Legislature take heed of these risks and avoid putting too much stock in the recent revenue rebound until it is accompanied by clear improvements in California ’s broader economy. Governor ’s Use of Reserves Remains Reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - If construction is delayed for too long after the completion of working drawings, the working drawings may not be able to be reused. This is because construction codes change over time, which means that working drawings produced in one year may not meet building standards in a future year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - A  number of nonreporting entities also found CDT ’s recommendations on hardware, software, and/or tools to implement state IS policies, procedures, and standards to be too expensive and/or too limited given their constrained IS budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - For example, the proposed increase in new franchise registration fees —from $675 to $1,865 —would set California fees at much higher levels than other states. In other states with franchise registration fees, new franchise registration fees range from $250 to about $750.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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