The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Department of Motor Vehicles The budget provides $1.46  billion for DMV in 2025-26, which is slightly less ($26  million) than the estimated 2024-25 expenditure level. Digital eXperience Platform (DXP) Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - While this would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities, it would preclude this amount of Proposition 4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects. Additionally, the budget faces a number of notable risks and uncertainties—including related to forecasted revenues, federal funding levels, and fire recovery costs—that could lead to the General Fund condition worsening over the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects. Spending and Tax Expenditure Proposals New Spending Proposals of Nearly $600   Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - This is roughly the same amount as the estimated 2023 ‑24 expenditure level. A few notable new augmentations include the following: Establishes Ongoing Funding for Expanded California Integrated Travel Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - OIG = High ‑Speed Rail Office of the Inspector General Assessment Proposed Staffing Levels Appear Reasonable to Meet Work Plan. The proposed staffing levels —ten permanent positions and four temporary positions —appear to be well justified to complete the IG ’s proposed work plan and address the baseline workload associated with overseeing the high-speed rail project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - At the state level, CalSTA is required to develop and administer an accountability program for funding distribution. The budget package also includes new requirements for regional transportation agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

Dec 13, 2023 - We then utilize our revenue projections under both scenarios to estimate funding levels for state transportation programs over the same period. We express all estimates in inflation‑adjusted dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - For instance, Chapter  249 of 2016 (S B  32 ,  Pavley) updated the state ’s GHG reduction limit from 1990  levels by 2020 to 40  percent below 1990  levels by 2030. Chapter  337 of 2022 (A B  1279 , Muratsuchi) requires the state to achieve net ‑zero GHG emissions by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Coastal Flooding and Erosion From Rising Sea Levels Sea levels along the California coast are projected to rise by about six inches by 2030 and as much as seven to ten feet by 2100 compared to 2000 levels, depending upon the degree of warming the planet experiences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575