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

May 17, 2021 - More importantly, the Legislature ’s time to deliberate over choices made in this budget is extremely limited. We recommend the Legislature delay some of those decisions and offer options for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Ultimately, the source of funding to use for the debt service is an important policy choice for the Legislature. Specify Fund Source for Repayments. Whatever the Legislature chooses as a fund source for debt service payments, making this intent clear now is important given the implications of both available options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492