The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9 low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Specifically, they found that the increase in California’s larceny rate immediately following Proposition 47 was 9 percent larger than that of similar states. In a 2024 study , PPIC researchers analyzed changes in prison and jail incarceration rates as well as property crime clearance rates to see if they were associated with changes in crime, including measures of retail theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, the 2024-25 budget eliminated $9  million in General Fund support for CalVIP beginning in 2025-26 due to the anticipation of GVPSS Fund monies being available to support the program instead.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Our recommendations, shown in Figure  9 , are focused on enrollment prioritization, space utilization, instructional modality, funding, and oversight. From a technical perspective, most of the recommendations we make could be adopted and implemented immediately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9  medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Since 2006, inflation has eroded the average Unit 6 base pay such that real base pay in 2022 was almost 9 percent lower than it was in 2006. However, average real base pay remains more than 7 percent higher than it was in the early 2000s when the state last experienced significant challenges recruiting correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Absent any changes, the formula would have allocated $59.4 million (48 percent) more in 2021‑22, $11.5 million (9 percent) less in 2022‑23, and $9.7 million (8 percent) less in 2023‑24. In 2024‑25, the temporary hold on the formula will expire and the new formula will once again become operative barring any further changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - At its February 9, 2023 meeting, BSCC established the state ’s Crisis Intervention Advisory Board consisting of all members of the BSCC board as well as two additional members that are intended to represent prosecution, behavioral health, victim services, and legal counsel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697