LAO Publications

In addressing the shortfall, the Legislature should reject the Governor's most drastic spending cuts, especially his proposed elimination of CalWORKs and child care fun ding. Alternative spending reductions could help sustain critical components of these core programs for the state's neediest families, and some of the Governor's most severe cuts c ould be avoided by adopting selected revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=85&year=0&publicationType=0

LAO Publications

In addressing the shortfall, the Legislature should reject the Governor's most drastic spending cuts, especially his proposed elimination of CalWORKs and child care fun ding. Alternative spending reductions could help sustain critical components of these core programs for the state's neediest families, and some of the Governor's most severe cuts c ould be avoided by adopting selected revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=85&year=0&publicationType=0

Ongoing reductions to the judicial branch budget and proposed increase of civil fees

Apr 13, 2012 - To the extent the Legislature approves the Governor ’s proposal, ongoing solutions should be identified and implemented in 2012-13, particularly since recent transfers and loans from branch special funds have greatly reduced the fun d balances available as a potential budget solution.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/582

LAO Publications

In addressing the shortfall, the Legislature should reject the Governor's most drastic spending cuts, especially his proposed elimination of CalWORKs and child care fun ding. Alternative spending reductions could help sustain critical components of these core programs for the state's neediest families, and some of the Governor's most severe cuts c ould be avoided by adopting selected revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=170&year=0&productid=0&categoryid=0

Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - Since SGP is federally funded and RLF consists of a fixed pool of state funds, additional funding applications are unlikely to increase state General Fun d costs. Adopt Proposal to Allow SBE to Delegate Oversight to Any LEA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

Control Section 3.61

May 17, 2015 - In addition, paying these costs through departmental budgets provides the state greater ability to pay for these costs using federal grants and other fun ding sources that departments use to pay for personnel expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/850

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Therefore, the Legislature finds itself in the position of needing to evaluate whether these activities and staffing expansions at LCI are a higher priority than other existing General Fun d-supported activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Fish and Game

There have been three primary sources of funding for FRGP: federal fun ds, bond funds (Propositions 40 and 13), and tidelands oil revenues. Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Expenditures 2000-01 Through 2004-05 (In Millions) Fund Source
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_07_3600_anl04.htm

2005 Initiative Analysis: Mental Health Services Act

The DMH estimates that by April it will release an initial round of about $13 million in fun ding generated under the new law for grants to counties to prepare their three-year plans for the expansion of mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050026.htm

LAO Publications

In reviewing the Governor's proposed expenditure plan, we find that there is significant uncertainty regarding the degree to which each investment proposed for fun ding will achieve GHG reductions. This uncertainty is the result of several factors, including there being only limited data and analysis provided by the administration, as well as the fact that the level of emission reductions achieved would depend on the specific projects funded by departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=137&year=0&productid=0&categoryid=0