Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - California’s Five Major Climate Hazards As a result of human activities that warm the planet, the global climate is changing. While efforts are underway —across the state, country, and internationally —to limit the extent of this warming, some degree of climate change already is occurring, and therefore some impacts are inevitable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - In addition, the legislation makes several changes to the existing emergency rental assistance program, including providing 100  percent reimbursement (up from 80  percent) for both arrearage and prospective rent payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - How Would the Matching Requirement Work? At this time, there is very little information available on how the proposed matching requirement would work. This includes who would provide the match and how much of a match would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

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

Aug 17, 2023 - The statutory proposal defers to the administration key decisions such as whether matching funds or real property should be required as a condition of receiving grants for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The Legislature authorized the funding for the contract with the expectation that costs of up to $20  million could yield up to $2  billion General Fund savings annually by 2028-29. The contract is now in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies Format: HTML Description: The 2025-26 budget appropriated up to $20 million to the Department of Finance (DOF) to contract with a consulting firm to assist and advise DOF in creating efficiencies through process improvements in state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5156

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

Feb 27, 2026 - As originally envisioned, California ’s approach for a Next Generation 911 system involved breaking the state up into four regions with a single statewide vendor serving as a back ‑up. These four regions are each served by a regional network service provider (or regional vendor) that is responsible for providing services to connect every dispatch center within the region of the Next Generation 911 network they are responsible for.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides the Department of Finance with authority to augment CMD ’s budget by up to $4.8  million if CMD receives federal matching funds for the purpose of replacing three deteriorating heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at the Azusa, Sacramento-Okinawa, and Fresno-Hammer Field armories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - Recommendations Reduce Funding and Positions to Match Current Levels on a Limited-Term Basis. We recommend that the Legislature reduce the proposed funding and positions to match the current authorized levels of $894,000 and five positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The budget includes $1  million from the General Fund for CHP to identify suitable parcels for replacing up to three field offices and to develop studies for those sites. CHP Enhanced Radio System (CHPERS) Tower and Vault Replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152