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

Feb 27, 2026 - The state ’s time line to Next Generation 911 deployment —which we measure against the date at which most or all of the legacy 911 system can be decommissioned —has been pushed out from 2015 ‑16 (estimated by CTA in 2010) to 2022 (estimated by OES in 2018 ‑19 under the regional approach) to 2030 (under the updated transition plan).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We therefore find the Governor ’s proposal for a $1  million supplemental appropriation for CHP to undertake these efforts to be justified. Moreover, this approach is not without precedent. For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1 , reported state contract dollars received by DVBEs generally increased between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23. Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (LEMA) Assistance Fund Reimburses Local Law Enforcement Agencies When They Participate in State ’s Mutual Aid System. In 2022-23, the Office of Emergency Services (OES) received an initial $25  million General Fund and five positions annually for three years to provide LEMA reimbursements on a pilot basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. This amount reflects the remainder of the original $68  million that the 2022-23 Budget Act provided for this initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - This post provides background on the state ’s recent efforts to identify efficiencies to achieve budget savings and our office ’s comments and recommendations concerning the progress of the administration ’s efforts to reduce state costs through this contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Over the last few years, two key measures of the licensing program ’s enforcement activities have declined. The number of inspections conducted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 was 52  percent lower than in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The 2022-23 budget provided $25  million one-time General Fund for the program within the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to be spent in 2022-23 and 2023-24. Grant Applications Were Evaluated by Contractor REDF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals The 2022-23 Budget Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals Summary. This budget post describes the Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 budget proposals for the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and provides comments and recommendations to the  Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119