The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Even if revenues perform better than expected, it is still unlikely that revenues will exceed $100  million. Under this scenario, CalVIP would receive its full allocation, but CDE would receive only some funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The efforts to improve recruitment and retention have resulted in reduced vacancies, though CDCR still has difficulty recruiting permanent state civil service employees. This has often required the Receiver to rely on contract staff —rather than permanent state civil service employees —to address workload when there are vacancies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

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

Jun 12, 2025 - (Using force or fear in the process of stealing merchandise is still considered robbery, which is a felony, regardless of th e dollar amount involved. In addition, damaging property in the process of shoplifting is still considered vandalism, which is punishable as a felony if  the damaged property is valued at $400  or  more.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - In contrast, there are still other facilities elsewhere in the state —such as in Kern and Placer Counties —that are being used despite their condition being so poor that they have projects in the immediate needs category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - We find that the Commission ’s estimate relies on various assumptions that are reasonable, but that the estimate is still subject to uncertainty. For example, the Commission estimates how many youths would require legal counsel before the waiver of Miranda rights and prior to an interrogation by using annual arrest data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State law further requires law enforcement to participate in racial profiling-related training prescribed and certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Such training is required to be completed generally every five years in order to keep current with changing racial and cul tural trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - POST Is Still Building Its Capacity to Process Cases . The 2022-23 Budget Act roughly doubled POST ’s staffing to implement SB  2, and POST is still in the process of filling many of the positions responsible for reviewing and investigating misconduct cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $1,137 $465 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/2

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $2,099 $510 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $ 2,990 $217 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6