The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan includes a one-time augmentation of $72  million General Fund for CalFood (in addition to ongoing funding of $8  million General Fund) resulting in a year-over-year increase of $72  million (900  percent) compared to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Withdraws $900  Million From Safety Net Reserve. The spending plan withdraws the full balance ($900  million) of the Safety Net Reserve. The administration indicates the withdrawal is to maintain program benefits and services for the Medi-Cal and CalWORKs programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Budget Proposes $900   Million Withdrawal From Safety Net Reserve. The proposed $900  million withdrawal from the Safety Net Reserve reflects the entire balance of the reserve. LAO Assessment Withdrawal May Be Inconsistent With Legislative Intent for Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - As mentioned, the May Revision continues the Governor ’s January proposal to withdraw the full balance ($900  million) of the Safety Net Reserve in 2024-25. However, the administration proposes significant CalWORKs reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - This is roughly $650  million General Fund less than what was originally appropriated for this component of the expansion in the 2023-24 budget (approximately $900  million General Fund). According to the administration, this lower-than-anticipated cost occurred because of an updated methodology, including actual caseload data from October 2022 to July 2023, which was used to better inform their estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The 2021 spending plan appropriated $2  billion ($1.1  billion ARP fiscal relief funds and $900  million General  Fund) across three fiscal years for last ‑mile project grants through CPUC ’s California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) program ’s Federal Funding Account (FFA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747