The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - These estimated savings assumed that these process improvements would occur in three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services (DSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - After these dispatch centers have been migrated, OES will focus on deploying Next Generation 911 services to the Los  Angeles area, to help prepare for the 2028  Olympic and Paralympic games. In addition to these priorities, up to 20 other dispatch centers (those in most urgent need) will also be moved onto the statewide network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program. This proposal would provide $17  million for grants to Employment Social Enterprises (ESEs) under the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program (CA RISE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2025 - The Governor’s budget includes several proposals under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this post we evaluate and provide recommendations for three of these proposals: California Competes Grants, California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program, and CHIPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5018

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - For example, a lack of social connectedness could affect a person ’s well-being and mental health, but the proposed activities do not seem targeted around proven strategies to improve these issues. Unclear How Proposed Activities Would Address Stated Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - A Deputy Director of Public Affairs to support external and internal communication, media and press relations, social media, the ABC website, public outreach, and education. A Senior Personnel Specialist to alleviate workload from existing staff and create capacity in ABC ’s Human Resources Branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - CDPH outreach includes regular surveys; focus groups; social media campaigns; and communications toolkits about a wide range of COVID‑19‑related issues, such as farmworker safety and holiday gatherings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - For example, for the Department of Social Services ’ Child Welfare Services – California Automated Response and Engagement System project, the project D &I approach changed to a combination of agile and traditional approaches because county eligibility workers needed to limit the amount of user testing and training required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provides the Department of Social Services (DSS) $150  million one-time General Fund to support transitioning Project Roomkey participants into permanent housing in 2021 ‑22. Emergency action established Project Roomkey in 2019 ‑20 to address immediate housing needs following the emergence of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468