The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This accounts for 926.7 positions spread across the following departments: Office of Inspector General, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Pesticide Regulation, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Food and Agriculture, and Department of Veteran Affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - In one particularly telling, although narrow, example, the California Department and Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reported that one project appropriated in the 2020‑21 budget—a pest eradication capital outlay project—experienced a 25 percent increase in estimated cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647