The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These projected out-year shortfalls likely will make it challenging for the account to fund core expenses such as CHP salaries and could increase pressure to raise fees on drivers. For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Mar 11, 2025 - Namely, if the Legislature remains unclear about specifically what “connect[ing] Californians to community and creat[ing] an improved sense of belonging ” means or would look like, assessing and measuring the effectiveness of the proposed $5  million outreach campaign at achieving these goals likely will not be feasible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Mar 18, 2025 - As CA RISE is open to a broader but overlapping target population as LA:RISE and works with many of the same ESEs, CA RISE participants likely had similar characteristics prior to CA RISE participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - However, OIO has not quantified how, if at all, examples like these have translated into measurable net benefits or net cost savings. For example, OIO should be able to translate reducing licensee application processing time lines into personnel hours that result in cost savings, or OIO should be able to report on the extent to which savings have been red irected to the boards ’ and bureaus ’ other priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - These federal funds are not contingent on the state funding; that is, California would continue to receive these funds even if it did not provide a like amount of Gene ral  Fund. Governor’s Proposal Doubles Program, Converts to Ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - The Governor ’s proposed increase in expenditures would likely result in the ABC Fund being insolvent in 2023-24, as shown in Figure  1. As such, increasing expenditures from the ABC Fund should be reserved for positions and activities that seek to fill a critical, immediate need at this time to maintain existing service and program levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Accordingly, to fully assess the value of the contract, the Legislature will need a clear and comprehensive understanding of its likely outcomes. Are the Activities in Line With Legislative Priorities for the Programs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - However, the program rules and time line for these programs remain under development by NTIA. Therefore, the amount of additional federal funding the state could receive to implement its digital equity plan is not  available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The  Legislature then enacted Chapter  926  of  2014 (S B  1211 ,  Padilla), which directed OES to develop a plan and time line for testing, implementing, and operating a Next Generation 911 system, including text ‑to ‑911.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - We therefore think the Legislature likely will want to apply a higher bar to its review of new General Fund spending proposals such as this proposal than it might in a year in which the General Fund had more capacity to support new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724