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

Feb 8, 2024 - In 2023, IG Was Selected and Began Hiring. In August 2023, the Governor announced the selection of the first IG from among three candidates selected by JLAC, consistent with the process outlined in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Specifically, it could reconsider providing the $2  billion in General Fund originally planned for 2024 ‑25. This could entail reducing rather than delaying the $1  billion the Governor proposes providing in 2025 ‑26 instead of 2024 ‑25, and additionally reducing the $1  billion the Governor proposes to retain in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - These include: (1) increasing existing fuel taxes and vehicle fees, (2) shifting transportation costs to other fund sources, (3) reducing and reprioritizing spending for transportation programs, and (4) generating revenues from new transportation‑related charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Under TIRCP, applications for funding are selected based on how well they meet the grant criteria. While a competitive allocation process could better ensure that the highest quality projects are funded, it als o could result in funding allocations that are not distributed equitably across all regions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Figure 2
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - While providing $2  billion less than planned would result in fewer overall capital improvements to transit and rail systems, under the Governor ’s proposal, transit agencies still would receive a significant increase in state General Fund support —$2  billion over a three ‑year period —when compared to recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can select an entirely different set of spending solutions to address the budget problem. To  develop its budget, we recommend the Legislature evaluate recently approved augmentations and only maintain those augmentations that meet certain criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels. Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152