The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - It is also difficult to predict the number of billable hours charged for each decertification case. While POST estimates an average of 36 hours per case, the complexity of the cases could vary significantly, leading to a wide range of hours billed to POST.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The budget proposes $11  million one ‑time General Fund to relocate 24 courtrooms out of leased space in Los Angeles County. The lease will not be extended as the building is expected to be sold. Of this amount, $4.6  million would be used to relocate 17 courtrooms into six existing courthouses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - The proposed budget would provide DOJ with a total of 6,093 positions in 2026-27, a decrease of 11 positions (or less th an 1  percent) from the revised 2025-26 level. Figure 1 Department of Justice Budget Summary (Dollars in Millions) Funding for Firearm-Related Workload Background Bureau of Firearms (BOF) Primarily Responsible for Regulating and Enforcing State ’s Firearm and Ammunition Laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - This reduction is $11  million more than the revised 2024-25 level. General Fund Operational Solutions. The budget reflects various General Fund adjustments to judicial branch operations to help address the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The number of kits collected annually can fluctuate and is difficult to predict. Additionally, as noted above, DOJ does not charge for testing —which could reduce costs as long as services continue to be free.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Currently, the Shriver Program supports 14 projects at 11 courts. Second, the EAF Program provides grants to more than 100 legal services providers (such as Legal Aid) across the state to support legal services or assistance to low-income or self-represented people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - For example, the number of stops may fluctuate based on a local policing decisions or other decision-making factors that are difficult to predict. Costs could also decrease over time to the extent that o fficers and agencies are more comfortable and accurate in their reporting or if new technology or databases become available to more cost-effectively capture or process the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Specifically, an 11  percent tax is applied to the gross retail sales of firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition. Retail sales to law enforcement agencies and active or retired peace officers, as well as those that total less than $5,000 per quarter, are exempt from this tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Over the entire ten ‑year period —2014 to 2023 —reported retail theft increased by about 11  percent, though some counties experienced differing trends. Despite the statewide increase, reported retail theft remains well below historical highs that occurred in the 1980s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055