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

May 17, 2021 - While there was little precedent to work from, revenues were expected to fall sharply. The Legislature took $54  billion in actions to address that problem (for example, it withdrew funds from reserves, shifted costs, reduced spending, and increased revenues).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How can the state avoid working at cross purposes with climate resiliency? How can the state incorporate climate change impacts into transportation infrastructure processes? How can the state support local development of climate ‑resilient transportation infrastructure?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

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 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The budget includes $1.3  million from the General Fund for the incremental preliminary plans and working drawing phases of the Sawtooth Ridge radio communication tower and associated support infrastructure as part of the CHPERS project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 8, 2024 - IG Has Identified a Proposed Work Plan. The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The state currently collects an $83 fee from CDL applications, which is deposited into the MVA. Given that the proposed activities would directly support the department ’s work in processing CDLs, they should be funded through the MVA, rather than the General Fund as proposed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $14  million (just over $13  million from GGRF and $279,000 from Proposition  1A bond funds) on an ongoing basis and authority to hire 67 state staff to replace work currently undertaken by consultants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

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

Dec 13, 2023 - In addition to the work being undertaken in California, other states have conducted or are in the process of conducting road charge pilot studies. Moreover, three states —Oregon , Utah, and Virginia —have active, voluntary road user charge programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821