The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance Summary Four Core Entities Govern California ’s Public School System. The State Board of Education (SBE) is a policymaking body appointed by the Governor that focuses on academic standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget is consistent with the policy goals of the reorganization approved by the Legislature in July  2025, which is to re ‑envision and implement a more integrated and accessible funding system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Additionally, Next Generation 911 systems can be used to automatically re ‑route 911  calls to other dispatch centers, which can help with high call volumes during natural disasters, large emergencies, or major events; or if one or more dispatch centers stop operating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - The measure limited these reduced penalties to people who have not committed certain severe crimes, such as murder, and are not re quired to register as sex offenders. Proposition  47 Requires State Savings From Its Punishment Reductions to Be Spent on Specified Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - In addition, to the extent that the commission or private individuals bring civil or criminal actions in state courts, the measu re could increase workload and costs for DOJ and the courts. These increased costs are uncertain but would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - However, with the exception of civil actions in which the government appoints an attorney for someone and criminal cases, any future changes to state law re gulating the way people contract with attorneys would need to be approved by the voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027