The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - These ongoing increases are partly offset by one‑time base General Fund reductions totaling $200 million in 2024‑25. In a related budget action, the state plans to reduce ongoing base General Fund support for UC and CSU by a total of $774 million in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Revenues Run Ahead of Broader Economy State ’s Job Market and Consumer Spending Remain Lackluster … California ’s economy has been in an extended slowdown for the better part of two years, characterized by a soft labor market and weak consumer spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The Clean Energy Transmission Program was a part of the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund and was designed to provide financing for projects involving the construction of infrastructure for clean energy transmission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The Clean Energy Transmission Program was a part of the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund and was designed to provide financing for projects involving the construction of infrastructure for clean energy transmission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - In order to help address the General Fund shortfall, the budget package also reverted $25  million in one-time monies that had been provided in 2022-23 to support an extended Youth Job Corps summer program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - It also includes Chapter  58 of 2023 (S B  146 , Gonzalez), which authorizes the use of two project delivery methods —progressive design ‑build and job order contracting —under certain circumstances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This is an inherently subjective concept, in part because “core services ” are not immutable. Instead, core services will change over time as the state responds to changes in revenues by expanding or contracting the size of government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - Often, gathering this information from program participants, departments, and other sources takes time. For example, the administration proposed achieving efficiencies across state departments as part of last year ’s budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - Initial Jobless Claims Appear to Have Overstated the Extent of Job Loss. Between February and July, more than 6  m illion claims for UI were filed, while only about 2  m illion jobs were recorded as lost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306