Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - How Much State Funding Goes to DVBEs? The state awarded $743  million across 20,838  contracts to DVBEs in 2023 ‑ 24 —or 4.6  percent of the $16  billion total reported contract dollars in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Although, as we understand it, many of the changes are unlikely to require law changes and may be more administrative in nature, the Legislature should have a high-level understanding of how those changes may impact programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Moreover, it is unclear how much additional funding will be needed for the state ’s Next Generation 911 system. The additional amount that would be needed depends on many different variables, including: (1)  the extent to which the state is able to incorporate the existing Next Generation 911  components deployed under the regional approach, (2)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Smaller metro areas —like Ukiah, Crescent City, and Truckee —received much less in both types of assistance. One outlier in this trend is Napa, which received considerably more PPP ‑related loan forgiveness per business than any other area of any size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Specifically, when a local emergency is declared by a city, county, or city/county governing body, CESA requires the emergency to be reviewed every 60 days by the governing body until the local emergency is terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - We do not know how much of the recent revenue decline is due to greater tax avoidance and how much is due to lower actual tobacco consumption. To the extent that tax avoidance could be a large part of the story, the size of the revenue loss highlights the importance of efforts to enforce tobacco tax laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - While CA  Volunteers provides some broad guidelines for how funds can be used, the selected cities and counties also have some latitude for designing their services at the local level, including what specific job responsibilities the youth would fulfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - Affected Funding Sources Expenditures from what specific “other funds, ” if any, are expected to be reduced and by how much? What effect, if any, will identified savings to special funds expenditures have on fees and taxes levied to support the funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - For example, the proposed increase in new franchise registration fees —from $675 to $1,865 —would set California fees at much higher levels than other states. In other states with franchise registration fees, new franchise registration fees range from $250 to about $750.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025