The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Direct Grants to Local Jurisdictions. The budget includes $54  million one-time General Fund for direct grants to local jurisdictions and organizations. This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Under current law, CHP officers receive annual salary increases based on the compensation provided to peace officers employed by five major local law enforcement jurisdictions in California, which have tended to grow faster than the statutory inflationary adjustments applied to vehicle fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, 369 unique DVBEs were doing business as a prime contractor, and 220 were doing business as subcontractors, with state entities that use FI$Cal. However, the actual number of unique DVBEs with active state contracts may be higher because some departments that make significant use of DVBEs —such as the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For each workstream, the contract outlines a series of deliverables or milestones that the contractor would be required to meet over the course of a 28-week period as well as the amount of payment it would receive in exchange for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Under CESA, the Governor may proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected by a natural or human‑made disaster, when (1) requested to do so by the governing body of the local agency affected, or (2) the Governor finds the local authority is inadequate to cope with the emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - As a result, we do not think this proposal meets the high benchmark needed to justify new spending. Therefore, we recommend rejecting the Governor ’s proposals to expand College Corps and make it ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - OES reports that its goals for the Fund include providing support for under-resourced communities and ensuring agencies do not delay in requesting or providing mutual aid due to financial considerations, among other things.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

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

Feb 20, 2025 - Given the state ’s current fiscal position —with a budget that is only roughly balanced in 2025-26 and notable deficits projected in the out-years —the state does not have capacity for projects that expand services, which this proposal is designed to do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

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

Mar 18, 2025 - This experience mirrors other subsidized employment programs that do not place participants in transitional jobs that are intended to become permanent. Recommendations Consider Rejecting or Improving Program Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018