Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $4.9  million from MVA on a one-time basis to provide an additional year of support for a targeted effort to address violence on the state ’s highways. The activities of this task force were initially funded for a three-year term beginning in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Alternatively, the Legislature could consider more narrowly targeted options for addressing OIG ’s staffing concerns, such as providing specific statutory authority to use the particular classification the office is seeking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The department indicates that by targeting funding to communities that are designated as Clean California Communities or are actively working toward that designation, the program can be focused on localities that have displayed a commitment to reducing litter and therefore hope to have a more enduring impact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Increase Existing Vehicle Fees While not linked to road usage, does target vehicle owners —who likely use and benefit from the state ’s transportation system. Larger relative impact on lower ‑income households, but could be mitigated to some extent based on how increases are implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Though the Legislature likely shares some of the Governor ’s interests (for example, to improve student outcomes and close equity gaps), its interests likely diverge at least in part (for example, the Legislature might prefer other outyear enrollment targets).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - A better understanding of the problem can inform more targeted and effective solutions. Funding for investigative supports included in the Governor ’s proposal, such as training, IT, and equipment, could help gather more comprehensive crime analytics and analyze the factors behind the rising incidence of highway  shootings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Legislature will want to consider how the state can best leverage state funds to maximize federal funding, as well as how the state can target fundin g to fill any gaps in the federal funding that are legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540