Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - OSDS recognizes five categories of alleged program abuse violations: underutilization, illegal substitution, cases where both underutilization and illegal substitution occur, CUF, and certification fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel). Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The report did provide a high-level summary of activities to date, including that BCG had reviewed CDCR ’s third-party contracts and identified opportunities for CDCR to (1)  renegotiate, consolidate, and eliminate contracts and (2)  reduce quantities purchased or switch to a different product type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - A metropolitan area is an area that has a city with at least 50,000 residents. A micropolitan area is one that has a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents. A small town has more than 2,500 residents but fewer than 10,000 residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 27, 2026 - The regional approach created a situation where both the technical and operational design were significantly adjusted from industry ‑standard practices, introducing fragility and risk. In particular, OES asserts that the regional approach “requires a large degree of coordination between Next Generation 911 providers and strict adherence to a single set of interface rules which
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - OSP provides printing, marketing, and document management services to state agencies, cities, counties, and schools. For example, state agencies can request mass printing and mailing of outreach items, such as letters and postcards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - The remainder of the network miles are joint ‑build construction projects (that is, construction projects where the state is working with another party to build the network) and purchases. For more information about the number of miles in each county or legislative district and their delivery method, see CDT’s Statewide Middle‑Mile Network Map .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867