The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Also, HCD currently plays a key role in the review and implementation of AHSC, so it already has “in house ” knowledge of the program. Further, the intent is that this knowledge and program capacity will be transmitted to HDFC through the proposed position transfers from HCD  to HDFC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

Firearms and Ammunition Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2026 - So far, most of the changes in quarterly revenues appear to be seasonal, without much year-over-year growth. Like sales of tangible goods more generally, firearm and ammunition sales seem to peak in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/849

Firearms and Ammunition Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2026 - So far, most of the changes in quarterly revenues appear to be seasonal, without much year-over-year growth. Like sales of tangible goods more generally, firearm and ammunition sales seem to peak in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/849

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Feb 13, 2026 - The Governor's budget restores UC's base funding in 2026-27 so that the size of the deferral does not grow.  b The 2025-26 Budget Act included intent language to provide UC with this augmentation.  c Reflects nonresident replacement funding of $30 million for 2026-27 as well as deferred ongoing nonresident replacement funding of $31 million from 2025–26 to 2026–27 included in the 2025-26 Budget Act. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1044

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Legislature could ask the department at budget hearings to share its current thinking on whether it is contemplating providing technical assistance to support providers, and if so, how such effort could be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - As mentioned previously, CCAP has argued that the reason the panel has heard so few cases is because so many licensees held provisional licenses. It further asserts that more cases will come now that the transition to annual licenses is largely complete.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend expanding the licensing exemptions so that all out ‑of ‑state mental health providers already licensed in their respective state no longer need to acquire a California license to work at CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - The administration could have avoided imposing these costs on the General Fund by adjusting CDTFA ’s appropriation from the Cannabis Tax Fund, but it has not yet done so. Using Resources Efficiently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Together, these features help mitigate the so-called “windfall effect, ” in which businesses receive incentives for activity that would have occurred absent the subsidy. Finally, agreements include recapture provisions that allow GO-Biz to reduce or reclaim credits if recipients fail to meet hiring or investment commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162