The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Compared with the estimates included in the June 2021 budget plan, the estimates of the guarantee under our main outlook are up $1.8  billion (2 percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $8.9 billion (9.5 percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Currently, the following major ga ming activities are authorized in California: California Lottery. The California Lottery currently oversees the sale of various lottery games at about 23,000 retail stores across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Assuming this measure appears on the November 2022 ballot and is approved b y voters, this authorization would begin January 1, 2023, with wagering becoming publicly available no later than the end of August 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - The long-term unemployed now make up about 30 percent of all unemployed workers, up from 20 percent in 2023.     Average Length of Unemployment Spell Now Five Weeks Longer Than in 2023.   The figure below shows the average weeks of unemployment duration for workers who are currently unemployed.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - The long-term unemployed now make up about 30 percent of all unemployed workers, up from 20 percent in 2023.     Average Length of Unemployment Spell Now Five Weeks Longer Than in 2023.   The figure below shows the average weeks of unemployment duration for workers who are currently unemployed.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - Currently, the following major gaming activities are authorized in California: California Lottery. The California Lottery currently oversees the sale of various lottery games at about 23,000 retail stores across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The June 2023 budget reduced funding for the Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure Program but expressed the Legislature ’s intent to provide additional funding in the future, including a $500  million appropriation in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The June 2024 budget package reduced 2024-25 CalWORKs spending by about $146  million compared to 2023-24 (described in more detail in our   prior post ) and also committed to continuing multiple CalWORKs reductions in 2025-26 (which totaled to about $98 million in reductions in 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Support for Home ‑Based Placements: Excellence in Family Finding, Engagement, and Support Program Block Grants $150 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23, available through June 30, 2027. Flexible Family Supports and Home ‑Based Foster Care Funding Program $50 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 and again in 2023 ‑24, expendable for three years (through June 30, 2026 for the later allocation).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147