The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Capital Outlay Projects Governor ’s Proposal Proposes $2.3  Million General Fund for CHP Capital Outlay. The Governor proposes one-time General Fund for two capital outlay-related activities in 2026-27: CHP Field Office Planning and Site Identification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - This post provides our assessment of a California Military Department proposal to spend $419,000 in 2025-26 (and $5.5 million in subsequent years) to construct a STARBASE classroom building at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - On paper, the $25  million proposal is tied to capital investment at the DCF. Over the next decade, however, Natcast estimates that its capital expenditures to develop the DCF will total around $650  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - We also exclude funding for capital outlay projects undertaken by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). While the Legislature annually approves Caltrans ’ overall budget, individual projects generally are approved by the California Transportation Commission rather than through the state budget process and therefore the 2025-26 planned projects and corresponding amounts have not yet been specified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - As the figure shows, most of the discretionary increases are to finance some capital outlay projects with cash instead of lease revenue bonds. This increases the size of the budget  problem. $800   Million in Other Differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Capital Outlay and Related Support Proposals. The three proposed capital outlay projects (the SOC modification, headquarters lobby security enhancement, and headquarters security checkpoint enhancement projects) and two related support proposals (headquarters modernization project support and headquarters security project support) appear reasonable as they would continue projects that have been previously approved by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Up to 20  percent of the amount counties receive from the MHSF for direct services can be used on capital (including facility acquisition and renovation), technology, workforce development, or to build reserve funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Capital Outlay. The budget includes $44  million General Fund for several OES capital outlay projects. This includes $26.5  million for the acquisition phase of a project to build a Southern Region Emergency Operations Center and $16.7  million in reappropriated funds for the construction and equipment phases to relocate the Red Mountain Communications Site in Del Norte County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Similar to last year, the funding would support capital improvements to affordable housing developments with covenants that are due to expire, which would transition housing units to market-rate housing, in order to preserve the state ’s affordable housing stock.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622