The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - To build on the rate re ‑evaluation process, CDT could evaluate whether the State Data Center model as operated today is the most cost ‑effective, efficient, and strategic model for providing IT  services to state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - An exact match between the Proposition  19 workload and the resources available for redirection seems like a highly improbable coincidence. We suggest that the Legislature consider ways to compel the administration to provide more information and better justifications for its proposed appropriation for BOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - How Would the Matching Requirement Work? At this time, there is very little information available on how the proposed matching requirement would work. This includes who would provide the match and how much of a match would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The amoun t of additional cost depends primarily on the interest rate and the time period over which the bonds have to be repaid. For example, assuming that a bond carries an interest rate of 4  percent, the cost of paying it off over 20 years is close to $1.50 for each dollar borrowed —$1 for repaying the principal amount and about $0.50 for interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides the Department of Finance with authority to augment CMD ’s budget by up to $4.8  million if CMD receives federal matching funds for the purpose of replacing three deteriorating heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at the Azusa, Sacramento-Okinawa, and Fresno-Hammer Field armories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - Recommendations Reduce Funding and Positions to Match Current Levels on a Limited-Term Basis. We recommend that the Legislature reduce the proposed funding and positions to match the current authorized levels of $894,000 and five positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 spending plan includes budget-related legislation that provides the programs above broader eligibility for the use of funding and temporarily waives requirements that counties provide matching funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - Assessment Unclear Whether Demand for Grants Matches Proposed Funding Levels. The Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is a relatively new program and, as a result, limited data are available on the demand for grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510