The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Despite this, income tax collections have been strong in recent months, growing at double‑digit rates. These strong income tax collections are being driven by enthusiasm around AI, which has pushed the stock market to record highs and boosted compensation among the state’s tech workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - As we described in our November Fiscal Outlook , the recent stronger-than-expected revenue trends are almost entirely explained by the personal income tax (PIT), which has seen double digit growth this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - Throughout the pandemic, job losses have been concentrated among younger, less educated workers, who are disproportionately people of color. Rates of infection and death from COVID-19 also have been disproportionate among different groups in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - While the budget picture is fair for the upcoming year, our outlook suggests that the state faces double ‑digit operating deficits in the years to come. By historical standards, spending growth in this year ’s outlook is high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Child Welfare. The budget provides one ‑time and ongoing funding, along with significant budget ‑related legislation, for the implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Act in Child Welfare.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - (This would add to the double ‑digit budget problem for 2024 ‑25 already projected under both our and the administration ’s estimates, as we describe below.) LAO Spending Estimates Over $10   Billion Higher Than the Administration by 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 3 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Health and Human Services General Fund (In millions) Service provider rate reform acceleration $34 Workforce stability initiative and administrative costs 1 Continue the Coordinated Family Support pilot program 11 Modernizing the Older Californians Act 87 Behavioral Health
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Suspension Proposal

Jan 29, 2021 - For example, the funding for California State University and University of California summer financial aid and some child welfare programs, like the family urgent response system and Los Angeles County public health nurse pilot, were created in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4328

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Human Services: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2021 ‑22 Budget Package General Fund (In Millions) Expand APS to older adults aged 60 and over and enhance services — Fund county costs associated with CalFresh simplifcations — Augment CFAP monthly benefits to their maximum per household size $24 Expand CFAP benefits to some previously ineligible immigrants — Augment CFAP benefits by 15
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1