The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These projected out-year shortfalls likely will make it challenging for the account to fund core expenses such as CHP salaries and could increase pressure to raise fees on drivers. For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Such an assessment should include consideration of whether the proposed scope of work a nd time lines are consistent with what the Legislature seeks from the office. The Legislature also can consider whether OIG ’s proposed use of HSRA staff to support activities such as human resources and budgeting —at least in the short term —is sufficient to preserve the office ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - While shifting funds from other sources could provide a stable source of additional funding for transportation, it likely would not be directly linked to the rate of decline for fuel tax revenues. As such, additional funding likely would be needed from these sources over time as fuel tax revenues continue to decrease.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation $560 $10,880 a Funding was provided as part of the 2022 ‑23 funding agreement, but some funding was scored to 2021 ‑22. b Includes a small amount of funding for CTC to conduct administrative activities. c Includes $300 million dedicated to adapting certain rail lines to sea ‑level rise, as well as $1.8 billion for projects in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - These higher standards likely will require using more complex forecasting da ta, based not solely on historical flooding patterns, but also informed by changing and anticipated conditions. Existing Materials Likely Will Not Meet the Demands of Changing Conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in older housing that requires modifications —such as air conditioning or more fire ‑resistant exteriors —to adapt to increased risks. Notably, low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in rental housing, and thus more likely to be reliant on landlords to conduct modifications to their homes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Recent budgets have allocated or planned tens of billions of dollars for one ‑time or temporary spending purposes in 2021 ‑22, 2022 ‑23, and 2023 ‑24. The Legislature can select an entirely different set of spending solutions to address the budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - (Previously, Caltrans was only authorized to use design-build for ten projects over a limited period.) Design-build is a project delivery method in which both the final design and the construction of a project are simultaneously awarded to a single entity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Third, the budget is currently balanced, but only because the Legislature took significant actions last year —nearly all of which involved one ‑time uses of funds, like reserve withdrawals, temporary revenue augmentations, and reductions in temporary spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3