The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposal to extend the California Competes Tax Credit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - In particular, the share of awards going to advanced manufacturing firms has greatly increased while the share going to professional services (for example, accounting, legal, and local business services) has significantly decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2025 - This post contains assessments and recommendations related to two proposed budget augmentations: the College Corps program and a new Belonging Campaign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Overview GO-SERVE Was Established Through Recent Reorganization. The 2024-25 budget package established GO-SERVE as part of a reorganization of the former Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget proposes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $25  million in 2025-26 for GO-Biz to support capital expenditures incurred during the development of the DCF. After Natcast incurs these expenses, it could submit requests for reimbursement to GO-Biz until July 31, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2025 - The Governor’s budget includes several proposals under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this post we evaluate and provide recommendations for three of these proposals: California Competes Grants, California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program, and CHIPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The grants would be administered by GO‑Biz. GO‑Biz is still developing this proposal, but it has suggested that the grant funding could be used to improve data interconnectivity between the ports to enable efficient cargo movement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools. In some years, the state could face additional cost pressures to provide mon ey to schools to offset their revenue losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - While the two offices are now separate, LCI provides administrative, cybersecurity, and information technology (IT) infrastructure services to GO-SERVE. GO-SERVE reimburses LCI for the staff time LCI spends providing these services (but not for the cost of maintaining the infrastructure) .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - A Large Portion of the Money Would Go to Schools and Community Colleges. The State Constitution requires the state to spend a large portion of new money on schools and community colleges. Typically, about 40  percent of the revenue brought in by this measure would go to schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016