The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget agreement also approves $4.1  million in 2025-26, $4.1  million in 2026-27, and $4.4  million in 2027-28 for restoration activities at the Bolsa Chica Lowlands in Orange County. Required activities include tidal inlet dredging and ongoing maintenance and operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs $104 1% a TANF carry ‑forward is a non ‑add item for display purposes only. This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. b Less than 0.5 percent. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2024-25 Budget: Deficit Update

Feb 20, 2024 - After setting aside disbursements and Governor ’s budget proposals, we estimate the state possibly could pull back and reduce one-time and temporary augmentations by as much as $6.4  billion in 2023 ‑24, $4.1  billion in 2024 ‑25, and $5.1  billion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4850

Changes to CSU's Base Funding Over Next Three Years [EdBudget]

May 19, 2025 - Changes to CSU's Base Funding Over Next Three Years [EdBudget] 9.2% 4.1% Note: In 2025-26, the Governor will be entering year 4 of his compact with the CSU Chancellor. The fifth and final year of this compact is 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/971

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would make four adjustments that increase the reserve balance to $4.1  billion ( Figure  4 ). The  largest adjustment is a $3.8  billion mandatory deposit in 2024 ‑25, driven by significantly higher capital gains revenue since June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Focusing on these areas, Figure  3 displays the distribution of rebate payments across jurisdictions, weighted by the number of residents. One-sixth paid less than $1 per resident. Another two-thirds paid $1 to $20 per resident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 4 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2024 ‑25 (Actual) Percent of federal poverty level b 93% Percent of federal poverty level b 117% 116% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective calendar year. b Compares grant level to federal poverty guidelines from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package also authorizes nearly 80 new positions across 12 departments to administer Proposition  4-funded programs, as displayed in Figure  2. As shown, the number of new positions range from 13 at the Department of Conservation to one each at the Tahoe Conservancy and California Conservation Corps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As displayed in Figure  1, the types of costs for which CHP is requesting additional funding represent equipment and activities that support the basic, core functions of the department. These include costs related to vehicles, weapons, technology, and utilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - After all of these actions, the reserve would have a balance of $4.1   billion at the end of 2026 ‑27. Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150