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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Should the Legislature believe deeper investments in clean transportation efforts are necessary through 2035, reauthorizing the A B  8 fee revenues could provide a consistent funding source without raising new taxes or fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - The Legislature could revisit funding these activities in 2025 ‑26 should budget resources allow without making the commitment for such spending now. Governor ’s Trigger Restoration Approach Not Realistic, Minimizes Legislative Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

May 17, 2021 - If the Legislature wants to make different decisions about this spending (without statutory changes or fund shifts), it can either: (1)  use the funds to make tax rebates and additional payments to schools, (2)  spend on other SAL-excluded purposes, or (3)  use the funds to reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - (The state also can make optional deposits and withdrawals.) The June 2021 budget estimated the state would be required to make deposits totaling $4.5  billion across 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Under the Governor ’s budget, the required deposits in those years increase to nearly $6.7  billion and the state makes an additional $3.1  billion deposit in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Solves Shortfall in 2025 ‑26 Without Impacting MVA ‑Supported Activities. Based on the administration ’s estimated expenditures, the proposed fund transfers would provide sufficient resources to keep MVA balanced in 2025 ‑26 without needing to make changes to service levels for MVA ‑supported programs or increasing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Moreover, this approach is not without precedent. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - We  recommend the Legislature adopt the Governor ’s proposed $2.8  billion in cash flow adjustments as they will help address the General Fund condition without programmatic impacts. While postponing providing these funds will create cost pressures in future budget cycles, the state has already committed these amounts for specific projects and, as such, has limited flexibility around making reductions without creating significant disruptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - As such, the Legislature may want to require transportation planning agencies to prioritize funding for communities that face the greatest risk and have less capacity to address cl imate threats without state assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Specifically, recent research suggests that communities the federal government designated in the 1930s as “hazardous ” for real estate investment through a process known as redlining tend to experience hotter temperatures and more flood risk than other areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575