The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - This EdBudget table lists all of the Proposition 2 projects funded in 2025-26. Districts Have Submitted Many New Project Proposals for 2026-27. The Chancellor ’s Office indicates that districts submitted 35 eligible new project proposals for Proposition  2 bond funding in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Our EdBudget table, California Community Colleges Categorical Programs , lists all of these programs and their associated ongoing funding level. Underlying Costs Tend to Grow Over Time. As with apportionments, statute does not require the state to provide a COLA for any CCC  categorical program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Note: Table excludes Executive and Management Personnel, Confidential Classes, Excluded Classes, nonacademic student employees, other intermittent employees, and faculty teaching in extension, special sessions, and summer sessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

CSU Federal Grants and Contracts for Research and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 12, 2026 - Data in this table comes primarily from audit reports. This table reflects funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (including Hispanic-Serving Institutions) either as "R&D" or "Other," as applicable. a"Other" includes federal TRIO programs, workforce training programs such as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), AmeriCorps, and other targeted
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1052

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Adequate staffing for the museum will allow it to open to the public on time and with the appropriate maintenance, especially as the number of visitors to Expo Park increases in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

Feb 3, 2026 - Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]     Note: Table reflects data provided by the California Student Aid Commission in October 2025. Projections for 2026-27 assume a 5 percent increase in recipients and, as proposed by the administration, a 50 percent decrease in award coverage (from 35 percent award coverage in 2025-26 to 17.5 percent coverage in 2026-27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1056