The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $2.8  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $346  million (14  percent) compared to 2020 ‑21 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to short-term employee compensation reductions enacted in 2020 ‑21 and several one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $5  million in ongoing General Fund and 12 new positions to expand the existing Computer Crimes Investigation Unit and augment work combatting child sexual abuse material and human trafficking throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Moreover, 5 of the  20 most destructive wildfires in the state ’s history occurred in 2020 alone, with an additional two in 2021. Not only do high ‑severity wildfires take lives and level homes, businesses, and community infrastructure, they also destroy fish and wildlife habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - For instance, Chapter  249 of 2016 (S B  32 ,  Pavley) updated the state ’s GHG reduction limit from 1990  levels by 2020 to 40  percent below 1990  levels by 2030. Chapter  337 of 2022 (A B  1279 , Muratsuchi) requires the state to achieve net ‑zero GHG emissions by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discussed in previous  publications, such as our February 2020 report, The 2020‑21 Budget: Transportation , the Legislature has various options to address the condition of the MVA. For example, it could reduce spending from the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - DMV  closed or limited field office activities several times throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. For example, DMV canceled all drive tests statewide on December  14,  2020 due to the surge in COVID ‑19 cases and did not resume tests until February 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - All of the major ongoing increases for K ‑12 schools relate to previous commitments or involve additional funding for longstanding programs. Although we are still reviewing the details, these proposals generally appear reasonable and align with previous cost estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - In 2020, CHP began tracking information on the associated factors of each highway shooting when such determinations can reasonably be made. From January  2020  through October 2021, CHP reported that 25  percent of the shootings with available data were associated with road rage and 8  percent were associated with gang ‑related crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release many additional issue ‑specific budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951