Overview of California’s State-Supported Intercity Rail Routes and Funding [Publication Details]

May 30, 2025 - Overview of California’s State-Supported Intercity Rail Routes and Funding [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5043

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also provides Caltrans with $17.6  million on a one-time basis from the State Highway Account for the Games Route Network and other related highway improvements. Additionally, SB  128 appropriates $1,000 from the State Highway Account for Caltrans to fund capital projects that support the Games Route Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - Some reported routing problems, outages, and dropped calls. In early 2025, OES paused additional transitions and identified concerns related to network complexity, vendor interdependencies, and operational burdens on dispatch staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Rural districts, however, generally indicated that their interest would be limited to obtaining a few electric buses for shorter routes . These districts cited concerns about the length of their routes and strenuous operating conditions as reasons for not adopting electric buses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - The CIP reviews any information provided about the allegation by the hiring authority —usually information from an initial inquiry into the matter done by prison or parole staff —and discusses how to route the allegation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - The next most common route is for students to enroll at a two ‑year program at a community college culminating in an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). The third route is for students to enroll in a university program culminating in a Master ’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033