CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - The new approach aims to ensure that contributions from teachers and employers made during teachers ’ working lives are sufficient to cover the costs of their pension benefits, and thus should help avoid unfunded liabilities in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Aug 26, 2019 - In fact, the department includes its challenges in finding staff to maintain buildings —particularly in high cost of living regions of the state —as one of the reasons it is proposing to divest the state from a number of office buildings—particularly in high cost of living regions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4090

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Even though LCFF was a key reform initiated by the prior administration, the new administration continues to fund it. The largest Proposition  98 augmentation in the Governor ’s budget is $ 2  b illion for LCFF, which covers a 3. 46  p ercent cost ‑of ‑living adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Some of the key factors to consider when assessing retirement security include: the individual ’s expected lifespan, the age at which an individual retires. the standard of living the individual expects to live in retirement, the individual ’s savings level upon retirement, and any employer-sponsored pension or other income benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to episodic disruptions, some of the most affected industries and regions may need to make long ‑term adjustments to remain viable, forcing some workers to relocate, train to adopt new industry practices, or shift to new types of work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - In April 2023, CalHR submitted to the Legislature a new Unit 6 compensation study that is based on a different methodology. The new study is based on a survey of sheriff departments of six counties in California (specifically the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara, Sacramento, San Bernardino, and San Diego) and examines specific elements of compensation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As a result, often, salaries are more competitive in regions with lower costs of living, whereas salaries in more expensive regions are less competitive. In contrast, Unit 5 receives salary increases based on labor market trends in counties with high costs of living despite roughly 70 percent of Unit 5 members working in counties that are not included in the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - When controlling for cost of living —we used an index prepared by the Missouri Department of Economic Development—California correctional officers are the sixth highest paid in the country (behind Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Iowa).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078