Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - This is the final brief of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. This brief focuses on higher education facilities. The brief includes key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - Californians Still Buying Fewer Cars Than Before the Pandemic. Statewide new car registrations declined steadily for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other measures of economic activity, registrations plummeted in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/826

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Early college high schools partner with a community college or public university that allows students to earn a diploma and up to two years of college credit by graduation.) The remaining $100  million was available for grants of up to $100,000 to establish CCAP agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - For example, GO-Biz and the University of California Office of the President will maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship with Natcast, including convening quarterly meetings at the DCF. Relying on Federal Funding?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - California Volunteers currently partners with 18 community colleges; 16 California State University (CSU) campuses; 7 University of California (UC) campuses; and 4 private, nonprofit universities. Applicants must also meet one of the following conditions: (1)  qualify for a Pell Grant, Cal Grant, or Middle Class Scholarship (MCS); (2)  need to work part time to cover education costs; or (3)  have borrowed student loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - Whereas state support for CLSF would increase, the 2025 ‑26 budget plan for the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) includes reductions in state support. We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed General Fund augmentation for CLSF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - CTC competitively awarded planning grants of up to $250,000 to universities. 10.0 California Center on Teaching Careers 2016 ‑17 and 2021 ‑22 Established a statewide teacher recruitment center to recruit qualified and capable individuals into the teaching field, particularly to low ‑income schools in special education, STEM, and bilingual education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition [Publication Details]

Mar 4, 2025 - This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor’s proposals for school nutrition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5001