The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Quick Expenditures Are Often Expected and Can Be Desirable . . . There is often strong interest in providing bond funds quickly, as reflected in the language of some of the 2006 bonds. Additionally, there are some policy rationales for distributing bond funds expeditiously.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Because demand for a CCC education generally outstrips the number of in ‑person slots, colleges must decide which incarcerated people have enrollment priority. Enrollment priority is determined by each college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - This information is important because it would allow the Legislature to determine whether it wants projects to move forward on a different timeline than proposed —either more slowly or quickly —and whether the ordering of projects reflects legislative priorities for renovation and replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - As conveyed throughout this report, each of the issues raised is multifaceted, and the issues tend not to lend themselves to quick and clear answers. Given this complexity, the Legislature likely will want to sift through each issue carefully.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Given the maturity of the economic expansion, revenues may not grow as quickly as past years. Consequently, in our November Fiscal Outlook , we recommended the Legislature commit no more than $1 billion to ongoing purposes in 2020‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135