The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, providing less funding for land use policy staff might mean the office tak es longer to respond to CEQA-related requests for technical assistance. If it needs to provide less funding, the Legislature could also consider revisiting LCI ’s statutory requirements, time lines, and associated resource needs —for example, by reducing expectations around how the office should implement the CalHeatScore extreme heat ranking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In negotiating salary increases with their local unions, districts typically account for a number of factors, including the COLA the state is providing for apportionments, changes in housing and other costs for employe es, salary competitiveness, and the need to address non ‑salary cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - This analysis should compare the options based on the key parameters described above (such as cost and effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date) as well as any others deemed relevant by O ES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - For example, an EIR provides detailed information to public agenci es and the public about the effects the proposed project likely will have on the environment, potential ways to reduce significant effects, and possible alternatives to the project .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - Eligible homes could include single family dwellings, condominiums, townhouses, or certain other typ es of homes. The measure sets a maximum purchase price for a home financed with a middle-class homeownership loan, which in 2025 is roughly equivalent to between $1  million to $1.5  million depending on the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Moreover, when the administration proposes new policy changes through the collective bargaining process, the administration typically provid es little justification for why the policy is designed a specific way.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - As a result, the maintenance payment do es not support the original goals of the program. Growth Adjustment Not Tied to Actual Growth in County Costs and Would Have Less Oversight. We also find that the maintenance payment ’s growth adjustment is problematic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - In contrast, the state typically does not support nonacademic facilities, as these faciliti es generate their own revenue to cover their costs. State Uses General Obligation Bonds to Finance Its Share of Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Moreover, the General Fund does not currently have much capacity to take on new expenditur es without impacting existing commitments. Increase Revenues. The Legislature could take steps to increase MVA revenues, such as by increasing DMV fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For a more robust assessment of progress, particularly for new programs, the Legislature also could require independent evaluations of outcom es to identify which activities are more effective in advancing climate objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958