The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - In view of the above concerns, we recommend that the Legislature only approve the remainder of the request if the department is able to provide a complete action plan for SQRC that is consistent with legislative priorities and justifies the requested resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - In our view, there can be reasonable arguments for using either bonds or cash to finance capital outlay projects. Each approach comes with trade-offs. One advantage of bonds is that they can better align who pays for the project with who benefits from the project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2010 - In our view, taking on long-term obligations—like the lease payments on these buildings—in exchange for one-time revenue to pay for current services is bad budgeting practice as it simply shifts costs to future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2261

A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending - A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending [Video]

A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending - A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending August 25, 2011 In this webcast, fiscal and policy analyst Mark Whitaker discusses the LAO report "A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending. "
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=46&videoId=61

Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? - Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell its Office Buildings? [Video]

[Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell its Office Buildings?
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Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package - Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Elizabeth Hill Discusses Implementing the 2006 Bond Package January 22, 2007 At her media presentation held on January 22, 2007, Elizabeth Hill discusses recommendations to assist the Legislature in implementing the bond package approved by voters in November 2006.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=40

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Deferred Maintenance

May 15, 2018 - In our view, this approach would better balance a reasonable interest in dedicating more resources to maintaining state facilities with greater legislative oversight of these large General Fund allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - In our view, it makes sense for the state to invest in the repair and renovation of its physical assets in order to ensure that they can continue to provide services for years to come. Furthermore, the Facility Condition Assessments determined that the existing Resources Building, Bateson Building, and Unruh Building were in poor condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

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

Feb 10, 2016 - In our view, UC has not been able to provide sufficient evidence that construction and maintenance costs would be low enough under a public –private partnership to outweigh the likelihood of increased financing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - In our view, it is reasonable for the state to invest in the repair and renovation of its physical assets in order to ensure that they can continue to provide services for years to come.  The Facility Condition Assessments determined that the Unruh and Bateson Buildings were in poor condition and ranked them as the fifth and sixth worst condition state office buildings in Sacramento, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758