The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime Grant Program Reversion. To help address the fiscal difficulties facing the state, the budget reverts $50  million General Fund from the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - For instance, depending on the fund, reduced expenditures could affect amenities at state parks, staffing levels for the California Highway Patrol  (CHP), state oversight of hazardous waste, or state ‑level activities related to the clean energy  transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

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

Jan 13, 2023 - As the figure shows, most of the discretionary increases are to finance some capital outlay projects with cash instead of lease revenue bonds. This increases the size of the budget  problem. $800   Million in Other Differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and Disability Advocacy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - The legislation also allows departments to provide local grantees that have demonstrated cash flow problems with advance payments for up to 25  percent of the costs of their emergency drought response projects in lieu of relying completely on the traditional cost reimbursement process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

May 17, 2021 - Reflecting very strong cash collections in recent months, the May Revision adjusts 2020 ‑21 revenues (and transfers) up by $26.8  billion to $182  billion. This represents a 27  percent increase over 2019 ‑20, the largest single year increase in over four decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - It also includes $12  million from the General Fund to fund the construction of the Pine Mountain Forest Fire Station project using cash rather than through lease revenue bonds as was previously anticipated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - Conservation tillage is a set of practices that limit or reduce tillage and increase the amount of plant residue remaining on fields, while cover crops are non ‑cash crops, often over the winter, that will be left in place as residue or incorporated into the  soil.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - For example, studies evaluating a past federal program that paid households to retire their older high‑polluting vehicles and purchase new cleaner vehicles—also known as “Cash for Clunkers”—found that the program had limited stimulative effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308