Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Over 1.2  million veterans —about 8  percent of the total U.S. veteran population —call California home. Approximately 380,000 California veterans (about 30  percent) have a service ‑connected disability, which is defined as a disability that was caused (or made worse) by military service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - These zip codes have a median income of $79,000, somewhat lower than the statewide average of $89,000, and are nearly 40  percent rural compared to the statewide average of 8  percent. As we discussed earlier, rural and lower ‑income zip codes tended to receive less assistance than their urban and higher ‑income counterparts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - Specifically, the budget includes $8. 3  m illion from the Financial Protection Fund (FPF) and 44 p ositions for DFPI in 2020 ‑21 (increasing annually to $19. 2  m illion and 90 p ositions by 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - The Governor ’s proposed 2021 ‑22 appropriation for BOE is $31. 8  m illion — 30  p ercent higher than the amount spent in 2019 ‑20. At the same time, the Governor ’s proposal holds BOE ’s position authority constant at 192. 6 p ositions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

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

Apr 3, 2025 - The independent accounting firm ’s report estimated that the department requires an additional $80.4  million through 2027-28 to support 8 of 13 established programs and subprograms, as well as an estimated $112.8  million through 2027-28 for its three new programs, for a total of $193.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Seventy five percent of the funding ($30  million) will be distributed in two rounds of grants to local governments, another 20  percent ($8  million) will be set aside for local government technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - For  more information about these changes, see our March  20,  2023  brief — The 2023‑24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure —and the “Broadband Infrastructure” section of our November 8, 2023 post— The 2023‑24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - The proposal would make permanent 23 existing positions approved in 2020-21 for three fiscal years: 12 at CalOES, 8 at CMD, and 3 at CHP. The proposal also would add 14 new posi tions at CalOES and 3 new positions at CDT to expand their organizational capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a  2015   economic assessment  by the Risky Business Project estimated that if current global GHG emission trends continue, between $8 billion and $10 billion of existing property in California is likely to be underwater by 2050, with an additional $6 billion to $10 billion at risk during high tide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575