Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - We outline in this report how the recent law changes expanded the tools available for law en forcement and prosecutors to respond to retail theft, how research suggests these tools could potentially impact crime rates, and provide key questions about implementation and outcomes of these changes for the Legislature to ask as it conducts ongoing oversight of the issue of retail  theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In addition, while there have been a few limited studies done at the discretion of external researchers, there is no regular external monitoring of the extent to which there are differences in release rates betwe en groups that are likely the result of bias in the parole hearing process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The administration anticipates an increase in eviction cases (known as unlawful detainers) and small claims filings wh en the statutory protections expire, resulting in new workload for trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309