The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2025 ‑26 budget package provided a total of $10.3  billion for subsidized child care and State Preschool ($7.8  billion from the General Fund). Of  the total, the state provided $7.5  billion in funding for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This brief begins with background on Proposition  4, including a description of the first year of implementation funding authorized by the 2025 ‑26 budget package. It then provides an overview of the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 spending and overarching comments on the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2026 - The 2025-26 budget package approves two additional student housing projects (at the UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara campuses). The 2025-26 budget also recognizes $1 million in savings from debt service costs on the approved projects being lower than initially budgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/994

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2026 - The 2025-26 budget package approves two additional student housing projects (at the UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara campuses). The 2025-26 budget also recognizes $1 million in savings from debt service costs on the approved projects being lower than initially budgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1031

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - In contrast, the 2024-25 budget package included $16.2  million in 2024-25 (decreasing to $11.9  million annually in 2028-29) —mostly from the General Fund —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The Legislature may want to learn more about potential consequences that could ensue from the administration’s proposal to not fund these planned amounts and consider them as it develops its final GGRF spending package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - These firms have invested heavily in building out data centers and on extraordinary pay packages for their key employees. This spending, along with gains to investors, has turbo-charged state income tax receipts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The 2018 ‑19 budget package provided $11.5  million in 2018 ‑19 (increasing annually to $83.6  million in 2022 ‑23) from SETNA and six positions for OES to build out and support the Next Generation 911 system and maintain the legacy 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, the 2018 budget package: Removed a requirement that 25  percent of credits be reserved for businesses with less than $2  million in annual revenue. Required applicants to demonstrate that receiving the credit would influence their decision to create jobs in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Oversight and Development of Budget Solutions In this section, we first provide an update on the package of Medi ‑Cal budget solutions enacted in the 2025 ‑26 budget and assess the status of those enacted solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146