Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - For the purposes of the state DVBE program, a “disabled veteran ” is defined as a veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service, who has a service ‑connected disability rating of at least 10  percent, and resides in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Funding for CCAP was reauthorized twice (in 2020-21 and 2023-24), each time on a three-year, limited-term basis. The revised 2025-26 budget for CCAP includes $3.4  million CCF and 13 positions. Provisional Licensees Did Not Have Appeal Rights, Which Contributed to Dearth of Cases Between 2017-18 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs. The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 19, 2025 - (We note that the Control Section 4.05 October 1, 2024 reporting requirement was satisfied by the administration providing to the JLBC the inst ructions it sent departments in Budget Letter 24-24 . The JLBC has not been notified of any departments with identified savings exceeding 7.95 percent.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The number of inspections conducted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 was 52  percent lower than in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Over the same period, the number of citations issued dropped by 24  percent. These drops are particularly striking given that staff concerns about COVID-19 exposure likely diminished substantially over that period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - We also recommend directing DFPI to report annually for three years beginning on January 10, 2026, on the amount of revenue received from each increased fee and how this compares to what the department projected would be received.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Mar 11, 2025 - In 2023-24, 750 students participated in the DSIG program. CSAC shared that the program is currently undersubscribed. Of the $7.5  million provided for the program in 2023-24, $4.5  million (60  percent) went unspent for that purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - While the language that the administration proposes does not exempt any Executive Branch state operation from the exercise, the administration has said in hearings that 24-hour operations (for example, prisons or state hospitals) would be excluded from the reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903