The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available. (The total number of authorized officer positions for the department has remained roughly the same since 2012.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2021 ‑22 budget package provided roughly $1.1  billion from the General Fund over a three ‑year period for Clean California, a statewide program centered around supporting litter abatement and beautification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - For example, constitutionally required debt payments are $1.1 billion lower under the administration’s estimates and the administration scores a higher entering fund balance—largely due to over $1 billion in additional revenue accruals—in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Dec 13, 2023 - As such, additional vehicle fee increases likely would be needed over time to keep pace with escalating declines in fuel tax revenues. Such an approach likely would result in extremely high fees over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $14  million (just over $13  million from GGRF and $279,000 from Proposition  1A bond funds) on an ongoing basis and authority to hire 67 state staff to replace work currently undertaken by consultants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - CalSTA currently is in the process of starting its 2024 competitive TIRCP grant cycle, with plans to award about $800  million from these base funds this fall to support new projects over the next five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes a total of $10.6  million from the General Fund over three years —$4  million in 2022-23 and $3.3  million in 2023-24 and 2024- 25 —for CHP to support its Highway Violence Task Force.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, one justification for using bonds to spread the costs of capital projects out over time is that these projects are expected to provide services over many years. Also, bonds can be an important tool if insufficient funding is available to pay for the up‑front costs of high‑priority projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The initiative also includes an additional $475  million in 2022 ‑23 and $146  million in 2023 ‑24, for a total of $1.1  billion over a three-year period. The total amount consists of the following: (1) $418  million over three years to augment Caltrans litter abatement efforts; (2) $287  million over two years for state beautification projects
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - Under IIJA, the state ‑used portion is expected to be augmented by $5.1  billion over the five ‑year period, or about $1  billion annually. Caltrans plans to use most of this funding for SHOPP projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676