The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In addition, it proposes $47.6  million one ‑time General Fund for the continuation of the following construction projects: $18.1  million reappropriation of funds for the performance criteria phase of the New Fresno Courthouse project, which had been delayed due to an extended site selection process. $14.1  million for the construction phase of projects to build out two
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Additionally, some counties note that child welfare staff and/or staff of partner organizations already use MI or similar models and have achieved positive results, making MI the most straight forward to implement of the state ’s ten selected options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Under this measure, all of these revenues would be deposited into a new special fund, the California Online Sports Betting Trust Fund (COSBTF). After deducting state regulatory co sts, the measure requires 85  percent of revenues be allocated by the Legislature through the annual state budget process for the purpose of delivering permanent and interim housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Requires Payments Into Two New Sports Wagering Funds. This measure creates two new funds —the Tribal Sports Wagering Revenue Sharing Trust Fund (TSW-RSTF) and the California Sports Wagering Administration Regulation Fund (CSWARF).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Requires Payments Into Two New Sports Wagering Funds. This measure creates two new funds —the Tribal Sports Wagering Revenue Sharing Trust Fund (TSW-RSTF) and the California Homelessness and Mental Health Fund (CHMHF).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - If any new or amended compacts with tribes seeking to offer sports wagering are authorized, the measure requires these compacts to include certain sports wagering regulations. At minimum, these regulations must limit wagering to (1) bets made by people age of 21 and older; (2) professional or college sporting events that do not include animals other than horses; and (3) amateu r sporting events that do not include children under the age of 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - As shown in Figure 1, California’s motion picture production workforce is by far the largest in the United States, over 2.5 times the size of its largest competitor (New York), and has held fairly steady in size over the last two decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000