The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As such, why the department needs an augmentation for covering baseline costs this year rather than accommodating them through relying on its historical practice is unclear. Unclear Why the Department Is Unable to Use Salary Savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Mar 11, 2025 - Unclear Evidence for Why More Outreach Is Needed. Along with a lack of clarity around the specific problems the proposal is intending to address, the administration also has not provided information to justify why additional funding for outreach about state programs is needed, such as under enrollment or low application rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Alternatively, it could wait until more data has been collected showing the need for change. If the Legislature is concerned about state entities not achieving the 3  percent goal, it could request OSDS to provide information on which entities meet the goal (and why) and which struggle (and why) to inform potential program changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Although, as we understand it, many of the changes are unlikely to require law changes and may be more administrative in nature, the Legislature should have a high-level understanding of how those changes may impact programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Why has the number of tobacco inspections declined so much? We have seen workload trends presented in terms of total inspections, seizures, citations, and appeals. The administration has noted that these measures can be difficult to interpret.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Feb 11, 2026 - The 2026-27 amount is $127,000 (or 3.8  percent) more than the revised 2025-26 level. The Governor also proposes a one position reduction (from 13 to 12) in 2026-27 and ongoing. Assessment Still Too Early to Know What Actual Caseload and Workload Will Be.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - Why were the identified vacant positions chosen for elimination over other vacant positions? What are the anticipated effects on the department ’s ability to fill vacancies going forward? Affected Funding Sources Expenditures from what specific “other funds, ” if any, are expected to be reduced and by how much?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - If the Legislature approves this proposal, we recommend adding explicit requi rements to assess a grant applicant ’s inability to use tax credits. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018