CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

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

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - While this is a net reduction from the estimated 2025-26 expenditure level, actual expenditures in 2025-26 could be notably higher or lower than budgeted. This is because the project has access to resources —such as GGRF funds that remain unspent from prior years —that far exceed the budgeted amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The additional state staff are expected to reduce contract costs, resulting in net savings to the state of $9  million. (HSRA estimates it currently spends around $22  million for consultants to undertake this work.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Partially offsetting this increase, baseline costs associated with the state ’s major safety net programs are lower by $3.7  billion. Total Reserves Would Reach Nearly $20  Billion Under Governor ’s May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Across the rest of the budget, our estimates of baseline spending —for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases —and constitutional requirements —for example, for infrastructure and deposits into reserves —differ , on net, by $800  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - This is a net reduction of $4.9  billion (nearly 80  percent) from the estimated 2021-22 level. This decrease is largely a result of $4.2  billion in one-time Proposition  1A funding provided in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Chapter  337 of 2022 (A B  1279 , Muratsuchi) requires the state to achieve net ‑zero GHG emissions by 2045. In addition to these goals, the administration has introduced new regulations to promote ZEV adoption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The spending plan includes a net increase of $39.1  million from various fund sources and 143 new full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program. This brings budgeted totals for the program to $2.4  billion and 11,787 full-time equivalent staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The budget includes a net increase of $104.7  million and 548 full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program, which provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458