The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This is a net increase of $1.4  billion (11  percent) above the revised 2020 ‑21 level. This increase primarily reflects additional costs related to (1)  reversal of employee compensation reductions made in 2020 ‑21 when the state faced significant budgetary uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic; (2)  one-time funding for deferred maintenance and capital
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

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

May 17, 2021 - Other Major Adjustments Reduce Costs by $3  Billion. In addition to revenues and constitutional requirements, other budgetary costs are, on net, lower by $3  billion compared to January. This relatively small number obscures many billions of dollars in budgetary changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Figure 3 Summary of Judicial Council Cost ‑Benefit Analysis Findings One ‑on ‑One Assistance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - (The budget also assumes total additional state spending in 2020 ‑21 of over $3  billion —including a net General Fund increase of $1.3  billion after accounting for federal reimbursements —for response and recovery activities related to the 2020 wildfires.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, state law required that such data first be reported by April 2019 from agencies employing 1,000 or more officers ( “Wave 1 ”), by April 2020 from agencies employing 667 to 1,000 officers ( “Wave 2 ”), by April 2022 from agencies employing 334 to 667 officers ( “Wave 3 ”), and by April 2023 from agencies employing less than 334 officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - This increased the total annual direct funding for self ‑help centers to $30. 3  m illion through 2020 ‑21. These funds are allocated to individual centers using a formula based on the population of the county where the center is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Figure 3 Status of Trial Court Construction Projects Beginning  in 2019 ‑20 a Priority Group Estimated Project Costs (in Billions) Number Initiated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - Preliminary 2021 data from 27 cities across the United States show a 14  percent increase in motor vehicle theft between 2020 and 2021. Notable Increase in Homicides and Aggravated Assaults. As shown in Figure  3 , between 2019 and 2020, California experienced a 31  percent increase in homicides —from 4.2 to 5.5 homicides per 100,000 residents —the largest increase since reliable record keeping began in 1960.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR reports that from 2020 ‑21 to 2024 ‑25, it paid about $130  million annually on average in these payments. Accordingly, the proposal would provide dedicated funding for a portion of the department ’s expected annual costs of these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - As shown in Figure  3 , despite increases over the last decade, the retail theft rate remains well below historical highs that occurred in the 1980s. Specifically, between 1985 and 2023, the retail theft rate declined by 54  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055