The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - To this end, Learning Lab awards competitive grants to intersegmental faculty teams at the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC). Faculty teams test ways to improve learning outcomes in college-level lower division courses, including by using adaptive learning technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Because the office ’s staffing is now structured similarly to other state departments, it also needs to comply with certain standards, such as having an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) officer and a bargaining unit analyst in its administrative team.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Moreover, the Governor ’s proposal likely presents opportunities for efficiencies, such as eliminating the need for two  separate teams dedicated to government affairs and policy analysis at CDE and the SBE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - For example, in the current year, DSS is working to build the capacity of local child welfare agencies to conduct timely CANS assessments and Child and Family Team meetings, in alignment with specified criteria for fidelity.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - However, it excludes funding to create the resource teams that would support staff working in inpatient units. The administration indicated that the Office of the Receiver will come forward with future proposals to implement other portions of the plan—including resource teams—as needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The administration ind icates it plans to modify this part of the proposal in the May Revision and may allow funds to be used for a broader set of activities related to community  schools. Effects of Community Schools Model Research Finds Benefits to Community Schools Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Wraparound refers to the practice of partnering with families to provide intensive services to children and families with complex needs using a team ‑based approach. A  child and family, working with a team of service providers, develops and follows a service plan that is intended to be comprehensive, family ‑centered, strengths ‑based, and needs ‑driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106