The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Most of these gains come from the meteoric rise in the value of a handful of tech companies that investors believe will be major beneficiaries of recent advances in AI. These companies have made big bets on AI, spending hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers and offering extraordinary pay packages to recruit AI researchers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - (The Delta conveyance project and desalination projects are exempted from this authority.) The legislation also authorizes Caltrans to use job order contracting for certain maintenance and other activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

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

Oct 27, 2021 - APS = Adult Protective Services; CFAP = California Food Access Program; Cal ‑OAR = California CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; GF = General Fund; ARPA = Advanced Research Projects Administration; LCSAs = local child support agencies; FFPSA = Family First Prevention Services Act; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; MSSP= Multipurpose Senior
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

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

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - As such, there are many types of properties that clearly meet this definition, including: buildings (such as houses, office buildings, and school buildings), land (including undeveloped land, such as parks), highways, roads, and bridges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Makes Cuts to the California Jobs First Program. The budget permanently reduces funding for the California Jobs First Program by $150  million and delays an additional $150  million. The program retains $50  million per year in funding for this program in 2024-25 through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Makes Cuts to the California Jobs First Program. The budget permanently reduces funding for the California Jobs First Program by $150  million and delays an additional $150  million. The program retains $50  million per year in funding for this program in 2024-25 through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - Throughout the pandemic, job losses have been concentrated among younger, less educated workers, who are disproportionately people of color. Rates of infection and death from COVID-19 also have been disproportionate among different groups in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

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

May 17, 2025 - That said, the Legislature could allocate the mix of solutions differently, for example, by changing the types of programs, types of reductions, or mix of spending and revenue solutions adopted. Introduction On May 14, 2025, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044