Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - From time to time, the state also responds to emergencies that are rare due to how infrequent they are —such as earthquakes and public health emergencies —or their size, such as the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - For example, if OES and local law enforcement cite extended reimbursement wait times as a key problem addressed by the LEMA Assistance Fund, OES should provide information on wait times before the program, the negative effects of those wait times, and how the reduction in wait times helped local law enforcement avoid those proble ms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

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

Mar 11, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Governor Proposes Additional One-Time Funding for College Corps in 2025-26. The Governor ’s budget includes a $5  million one-time General Fund augmentation for College Corps in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  3 shows the time line based on our discussions with the administration and current law. Indicates an Approved Reorganization Would Be Phased in Over Multiple Years. While the statutory time line would allow the reorganization plan to be approved by summer 2025 (2025-26 budget year), the administration intends for actual implementation to occur over several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

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

Mar 18, 2025 - If supporting commercial activities is a high priority for the Legislature, a modest one-time augmentation within certain existing programs —such as California Competes —likely would be more effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Only one out of six roles on a DART —the liaison, which is CSPS ’s single point of contact with the department for change management efforts —requires a department staff ’s full-time commitment. The remaining five roles —the reporting coordinator, scope/capability subject matter experts, sponsor, technical coordinator, and training coordinator —require partial
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - Accordingly, if the Legislature wants to pursue the project —but does not want to impact other programs —it may want to delay it to a time when the state has budget capacity. Working Drawings Could Ultimately Go Unused.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - (An incremental and iterative approach is one that delivers system functionalities to a department as they are developed, so a department can use and improve them over time instead of at the end of system development.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - Moreover, whether there would be impacts on services is unknown at this time. Lack of Information on Savings Provided to Legislature List From Administration Does Not Fully Meet Reporting Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This makes each inspection more productive but also more resource-intensive due to the staff time associated with enforcement actions. Many Possible Explanations for Trends in Citations and Seizures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966