The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Control Section 19. 56 i ncludes: $ 19 m illion for workforce and economic development programs; $ 114 m illion for transportation and infrastructure; $ 32 m illion for health and human services programs; $ 260 m illion for parks, recreation, and resources; $ 238 m illion for arts and cultural programs; $ 110
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - We found that nearly all of the $ 650  m illion in mandated expenditures districts currently report are related to the Medicare payroll tax. About 10  p ercent of districts, however, currently do not account for this tax in the calculation of their local limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Higher Education: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2021 ‑22 Budget Package General Fund (In Millions) CSU Humboldt transition to polytechnic university — Deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projects — CSU Dominguez Hills capital outlay projects — CSU Stanislaus Stockton Center Acacia Building replacement — CSU Northridge Center for Equity in Innovation and Technology — Faculty
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1