CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (This adjustment results in a net $20  million ongoing General Fund backfill.) Facilities. The budget provides a net $4.7  million General Fund backfill for the State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF) in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The General Fund amount is a net decrease of $287  million (8  percent) from the revised 2022-23 amount. This net decrease is the result of various factors, such as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For civil cases which received self-help assistance through a workshop, the net benefit was $267 per filing. Figure 3 Summary of Judicial Council Cost ‑Benefit Analysis Findings One ‑on ‑One Assistance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - This amount includes $439  million from the General Fund —a net increase of $23 million (6 percent). (The net increase does not reflect changes in employee compensation costs in 2022-23 because such costs are accounted for elsewhere in the budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This is a decrease of $19  million (or 3.6  percent) from the revised 2025-26 General Fund amount —reflecting the net effect of a variety of technical and workload budget adjustments. The remaining support for DOJ operations comes from a number of special funds and reimbursements, including from other state departments for the provision of legal services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47 Net Savings —SNSF Deposit –$29.3 CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; DSH = Department of State Hospitals; and SNSF = Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Workload metrics are generally easy to collect as they frequently only involve tracking events. As such, these metrics are frequently used to manage an indigent defense office or to help justify budget requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - This amount includes $333  million from the General Fund —a net increase of $39  million (or 13  percent). (The net increase does not reflect growth in employee compensation costs in 2019-20 because such costs are accounted for elsewhere in the budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097