The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The next formal status report on the work stemming from the BCG contract will not be provided until February 2027 —after the contract has ended and after much of the work will have been set in motion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Ensuring Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been a Focus Ensuring That Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been an Historical Challenge With Violations Ranging From Inadvertent to Fraudulent. One historical challenge for programs like the state’s DVBE program, which directs procurement contracts to certain types of vendors, is preventing ineligible vendors from participating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The budget includes $1.3  million from the General Fund for the incremental preliminary plans and working drawing phases of the Sawtooth Ridge radio communication tower and associated support infrastructure as part of the CHPERS project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Bringing Families Home Program Expansion. The budget includes $92.5  million General Fund in both 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 (with spending authority through 2024 ‑25) to expand the existing Bringing Families Home program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to episodic disruptions, some of the most affected industries and regions may need to make long ‑term adjustments to remain viable, forcing some workers to relocate, train to adopt new industry practices, or shift to new types of work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The state traditionally has sold two types of bonds that are typically paid off from the General Fund: voter-approved general obligation bonds and lease revenue bonds approved by the Legislature. (The state also sells bonds repaid from special funds.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - How Would the Matching Requirement Work? At this time, there is very little information available on how the proposed matching requirement would work. This includes who would provide the match and how much of a match would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - These funds are in addition to $368,000 in existing authority for working drawings. The total cost of the project has been revised from $1.7  million to $6.3  million General Fund, which includes preliminary plans ($68,000), working drawings ($787,000), and construction ($5,468,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Legislation also removes CalHFA from within HCD. Instead, CalHFA would be a separate entity within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

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

Feb 11, 2026 - It is important to note that there may be qualitative and substantive distinctions between the work carried out by these two entities that could justify these differences. However, without dat a from completed CCAP cases, this is unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119