The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Direct DOJ Provide a Framework for Determining What Workload Should Be Funded by Fee Revenues. We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to provide a potential framework by January 10, 2027 for determining what firearm and ammunition workload should be funded by special fund fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - However, because these decisions are typically internal to the administration and made after the budget is enacted, it is difficult for the Legislature to know what activities are affected and what programmatic implications that m ay have.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Given the importance of non ‑compensation factors in determining vacancy rates, it is unclear what level of pay increase would be needed to meaningfully improve recruitment and retention for mental health positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Pinpointing cost increases tied directly to the use of these new enforcement and prosecution tools may be difficult due to both limited data and the challenge of knowing what costs would have been absent these law changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - In addition, requiring agencies to pay for a portion of the BFS services they use would provide them a greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Both components of the Governor ’s proposed augmentation provide Judicial Council with complete discretion over (1)  what the funds are used for and (2)  how the funds are allocated to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - What Data and Metrics Are Needed to Conduct Legislative Oversight? The Legislature will want to consider what specific data and metrics should be required by state law in the annual discipline report to enable effective legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - This is because a lack of such a plan can make it difficult to determine what goals or outcomes OSPD is seeking to meet, what specific steps are needed to accompli sh them, and what level of resources are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

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: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - To the extent the strategy involves piloting changes at particular prisons, the report should explain why the chosen prisons are a strategic choice for developing an effective and scalable model and what alternative prisons were considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771