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

Feb 20, 2025 - Project First Approved by Legislature in 2018-19 . The 2018-19 budget provided $1.7  million General Fund for all phases of a project to construct a new classroom building for STARBASE Los Alamitos. The project was expected to be completed in April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - First, only Californians who have already filed federal tax returns for 2018 or 2019 will receive cash assistance. Millions of Californians do not earn enough income to require them to file tax returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Finally, we make various recommendations intended to allow the Legislature to exercise more of its core budget and policymaking powers and ensure there is adequate oversight of the Governor during emergencies, while still preserving considerable flexibility for the state to respond swiftly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In 2018-19, the tax program had 75.6 filled positions, and the licensing program had 64.3 filled positions. In 2023-24, these programs had 53.2 and 41.9 filled positions, respectively. CDTFA has provided two explanations for this decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Since these agreements were finalized in 2022 and 2023, and grant milestones are spread out among the five subsequent years, it is still unknown at this point what fraction will ultimately be claimed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - Further, the request indicates that the number of filings has grown considerably over the past few years —from 289,879 in 2018 to 343,877 in 2020 and —through November 30 —396 ,290 in 2021. This growth in new business entity formations has been occurring under the existing fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - When will the Legislature know the final composition of the onboarding department waves and their onboarding schedule? Impacts of Collective Bargaining on Project Activities Needs to Be Well Understood.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Across 2018‑19 to 2020‑21, the administration’s estimates of revenue from the state’s three largest taxes are $34 million (less than 0.01 percent of total collections) above our Fiscal Outlook estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Aug 17, 2023 - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 (Proposition  1) authorized $4  billion in general obligation bonds for various housing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790