The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Since the Bay ‑Delta Plan ’s original adoption in 1978, SWRCB has updated it several times —in 1991, 1995, 2006, and 2018. The last comprehensive update occurred in 1995 and largely guides management today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies. The proposed Sawtooth Ridge radio tower is the last tower to be constructed and intended to mitigate a coverage gap in radio communications in San Bernardino County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - Since the cap-and-invest program was created through the passage of Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez), it has served as one of the state ’s core policies intended to help it achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - As shown in Figure 2 below, car registrations tracked inflation-adjusted ( “real ”) taxable sales quite closely from 1990 to 2006. Since the 2007-2009 Great Recession, however, the two indicators have moved rather differently.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - A somewhat similar problem arose in 2006, when the Legislature and the administration started to redirect tobacco tax revenues to support the Tobacco Licensing Program. At the time, some argued that this was justified because those tobacco tax funds derive benefits from the enforcement provided by the Licensing Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Updated "Big Three" Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2023 - May Revisions in 2000, 2006, and 2021 included revenue upgrades of $12 billion (8 percent), $8 billion (4 percent), and $42 billion (13 percent). …Until They Don ’t. History, however, offers an additional lesson: asset price fueled revenue surges do not last and typically end in a bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/777

Updated "Big Three" Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2023 - May Revisions in 2000, 2006, and 2021 included revenue upgrades of $12 billion (8 percent), $8 billion (4 percent), and $42 billion (13 percent). …Until They Don ’t. History, however, offers an additional lesson: asset price fueled revenue surges do not last and typically end in a bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/777

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - Vacant Positions Unit 16 Vacancy Rate Higher Today Than in 2006. While the receiver characterized a 20  percent vacancy rate as “huge ” in 2006, the Unit 16 vacancy rate (as of August 31, 2023) is about 32  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, in July 2009, the state identified a $212  million obligation related to meeting the 2006 ‑07 guarantee. Trailer legislation scheduled the payment for 2014 ‑15 (later changed to 2015 ‑16).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Since 2006, inflation has eroded the average Unit 6 base pay such that the average real monthly base pay in 2024 was almost 11 percent lower than it was in 2006. However, average real base pay remains 6 percent higher than it was in 2003 when the state last experienced significant challenges recruiting correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058