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

Jan 13, 2023 - In contrast, we do not view these items as baseline spending because they were not approved in any budget ‑related legislation. Consequently, we do not consider withdrawing the inflation set ‑aside or shifting back to lease revenue bonds from cash to be budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2025 - As such, if the Legislature wishes to have substantively more reserves available when responding to downturns or other emergencies, we would recommend also changing the formulas that set aside funds each year to increase how much is saved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Are the costs of maintaining and improving the state’s transportation system paid by those who use and benefit from the system? Equity. How are the impacts distributed amongst various groups, such as by income level and/or geography?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed equipment and operating cost augmentations, as we do not find them to be well justified. We recommend the Legislature approve the capital outlay projects, but switch their funding source from the General Fund to the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - Figure 2 Climate Change Impacts on Transportation: Key Issues for Legislative Consideration How do the merits of preparing for changing conditions compare with the consequences of failing to prepare?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

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

May 17, 2021 - Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used. How the Governor Proposes Allocating the ARP Funds. Figure  4 shows how the Governor proposes allocating the flexible funds in the ARP by program area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - While the administration has not yet provided specific details around which positions and activities it is reducing to achieve these savings —or how service levels might be impacted —it has stated that it is not reducing public safety positions at CHP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2022 - LAO Comment: How Do the Proposals Work Together to Meet Clear Goals? Despite seeming overlap of many of the proposed and recently created programs, the administration has not shown how the myriad individual proposals work together to meet an overarching goal and avoid duplicating efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Of this total, $7.8  million is from the General Fund and $2.3  million is supported by the Public Buildings Construction Fund (lease revenue bonds that will eventually need to be paid back with interest).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Feb 13, 2023 - As discussed earlier, not only do the Governor ’s revenue estimates assume insufficient funds to trigger such a restoration, but the Governor also forecasts a $9  billion budget deficit for 2024 ‑25 that will need to be addressed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676