The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 80 Emergency Child Care Bridge Provides temporary child care services to children in foster care system and under age 13. Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding proposed for the judicial streamlining program pursuant to Chapter  19 of 2021 (SB  7, Atkins) and Chapter  60 of 2023 (SB  149, Caballero) is at similar levels to what was provided in previous years, and would allow LCI to continue implementing the legislation ’s requirements through its sunset year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - State board of education appoints chief state school officer. 7 Note: Ten other states use less commonly adopted governance models. Source: Education Commission of the States. Governor’s Proposals Establishes a New Appointed Commissioner to Lead CDE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Overview of State Correctional Population and Spending Trends [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5161

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure 7
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - After finalizing its scientific basis report in 2017, SWRCB released a framework in 2018 that proposed regulatory objectives for Sacramento/Delta inflows, cold‑water habitat, Delta outflows, and interior Delta flows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Of the project proposals that districts submitted for 2026-27, 7 out of 27 eligible modernization projects (26  percent) are included in the Governor ’s budget, compared to 3 out of 8 eligible growth projects (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

Overview of Individuals Impacted by H.R. 1 Work Requirement Policies in Medi-Cal and CalFresh [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2026 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5155

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852