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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Dec 13, 2023 - This federally ‑funded pilot tested the ability of current global positioning system technologies to differentiate between public and private roads in a road charge system. Caltrans completed testing for this pilot in the fall of 2023 and expects to release a report on its final results in the summer of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - As highlighted in the figure, prior budget agreements also planned to provide a total of $668  million in 2026-27 and $1.1  billion in 2027-28 for competitive TIRCP and the Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program through a combination of General Fund ($418  million in 2026-27 and $611  million in 2027-28) and GGRF ($250  million in 2026-27 and $460  million in 2027-28).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The pilot program is expected to begin in 2024 and, in accordance with the legislation, will test two types of rates —a flat per-mile rate and a variable per-mile rate based on a vehicle ’s fuel economy rating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - (As highlighted above and discussed next, the Governor proposes funding $261  million of this retained amount with GGRF.) However, such a reduction would impact the ability of local transit agencies to support operations or locally planned infrastructure improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - We highlight some of the most significant efforts below. Chapter 5 of 2017 (SB 1, Beall) Provided $20 Million for Climate Adaptation Planning Grants. Over three years, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded 61 grants on a competitive basis for local and regional entities to prepare for and reduce damage from climate change impacts on transportation infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Below, we highlight some of the most significant crosscutting state ‑level efforts and funding. Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492