The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - While the state dedicates a share of annual GGRF revenues to recurring ongoing activities (such as the high ‑speed rail project, sustainable housing and transit programs, and activities to improve drinking water quality and availability), it generally has maintained about 35  percent for discretionary spending decisions agreed upon by the Legislature and Governor as part of each year ’s budget negotiations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Relatedly, the 2022 ‑23 budget package provided $1.5  billion General Fund over two years for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) initiative, which supports the development of transitional housing for people who are experiencing homelessness and have serious behavioral health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - For example, the Master Plan for Aging ’s five main goals address housing, health, community integration, caregiving, and economic security. The  administration has taken various actions to start implementing the Master Plan for Aging, such as investing funds to construct or rehabilitate senior housing facilities through the California Department of Social
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Broadband Public Housing Account. This account provides grants and loans to publicly subsidized multifamily housing developments to finance broadband adoption and infrastructure  projects. Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Historically, the state has used GGRF for a wide range of environmental programs (along with programs in other policy areas such as transportation and housing). Extensive Reliance on Out ‑Year GGRF Makes Assumptions About Future State Priorities and Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - As the Sea shrinks, former lakeside houses and boat docks become stranded far from the water, further depressing their desirability, recreational utility, and resale value. Water Board Stipulated Order Requires Implementation of 10 ‑Year Management Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - However, anecdotal evidence suggests some counties ’ FS services have helped recipient families exit unsafe situations, secure stable housing, avoid WTW sanctions, and address barriers to work. In the absence of identifying alternative resources, eliminating the FS  program would likely limit the amount of support and types of services counties can provide to their highest ‑need CalWORKs clients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The statute requires that if OIG proposes a different level of overall fiscal support than the amount included in the Governor ’s budget, DOF shall provide a notification to the chairs and vice chairs of the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature and to the Legislative Analyst ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - In negotiating a COLA rate with employee unions, districts typically take into account a number of factors, including changes in the costs of housing and other expenses for employees, the competitiveness of salaries relative to other districts, and the need for the district to address non ‑salary cost pressures (such as pension liabilities and cost increases to utilities and other operating expenses).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - In this report, we assess the architecture of the Governor’s overall Proposition 98 budget and analyze his major proposals for K-12 education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839