The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Online Appendices 1 and 2 provide a complete list of solutions by program area. Spending‑Related Solutions Reductions. Under our definition, a spending reduction occurs when the Governor proposes spending less than what is required under current law or policy —more commonly referred to as a spending cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - We plan to update this post periodically to reflect new information and actions, but for the most up-to-date information, visit: http://www.dof.ca.gov . State Actions to Allocate Funding to COVID-19 Response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Proposition  2 debt payments could be used to make up this difference. This means, under our recommendation, the state would contribute nearly $ 1  b illion over the three years using Proposition   2 t o make up for the loss.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4196

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - Appendix Note: In the online version of this report, we include a series of Appendix tables that have detailed information on the discretionary choices in the 2022‑23 Budget Act. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

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The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

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COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook

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The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The f unding supports programmatic and administrative costs and stipends (up to $7,000) or scholarships (up to $3,000) for participating student volunteers. $25  Million for Summer Youth Jobs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2021 - Future revenue growth could allow revenues to catch up to spending, as they do under our revenue forecast, but any deviations from steady growth would leave the state with a sizeable budget problem. Exacerbating this issue, the May Revision proposes very limited actions to make up for the budget solutions utilized last year, which help insulate programs from cuts in a future downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4437