The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Background Legislature Established OIG in 2022 to Improve High-Speed Rail Project Oversight. As part of an agreement to appropriate the remaining unappropriated Proposition  1A bond funds for HSRA, the Legislature adopted Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Second, the department reports that it historically has used salary savings from vacancies to help cover additional operational costs. Department States That High Costs and Low Vacancy Rates Have Created Unique Cost Pressures … CHP states that it cannot depend on its historical approach to fund these activities —and therefore needs the proposed supplemental
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - In our assessment, this proposal to create a new program does not meet the high bar for approving new discretionary General Fund spending because (1) local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and (2) one‑time funding is unlikely to address persistent local issues around litter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Although uncertainty remains about the timing and magnitude of when and how these hazards and their resulting impacts will manifest, the science is conclusive that they will be part of California ’s future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - One-Time General Fund to Support Local Transportation Projects. The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - In addition to the totals cited in Figure  1, the budget provides one-time General Fund appropriations totaling over $100  million for a number of specified local transportation projects, such as to implement pedestrian and safety enhancements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - However, CHP is facing high vacancy rates for its uniformed road patrol officers. As of January 1, 2022, 14.5  percent of CHP ’s authorized uniformed positions were vacant. CHP is currently using salary savings from these vacant positions to pay for necessary overtime to maintain current levels of service to the public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition to training and recruitment, the number of workers in a field also is affected by the job ’s working conditions, salary, benefits, upward ladder, and perceived prestige. The clear role of these other factors raises questions as to whether training efforts can effectively lead more workers to pursue these jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In addition, we find that allocating one ‑time funding to these new programs would provide the opportunity to pursue and pilot different types of projects of varying scope to help guide future budget and policy decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536