The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - High-Speed Rail Authority The budget provides a total of $1.1  billion for HSRA in 2024 ‑25, mostly from GGRF. While this is a net reduction from the estimated 2023 ‑24 expenditure level, actual expenditures in 2024 ‑25 could be notably higher or lower than budgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The uses of most MVA revenues are constitutionally limited to the administration and enforcement of laws regulating the use of vehicles on public highways and roads, as well as certain other transportation activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - In both cases, the difference stems from what is considered baseline spending —that is, what spending was approved in prior budgets. Specifically, the administration views the following as baseline spending: a $3  billion unallocated set ‑aside for inflation ‑related costs and a shift of $1.4  billion in authorized capital outlay projects from lease revenue bonds to cash.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - The Legislature could seek to manage the decline in revenues —at least in part —by reprioritizing remaining funds on what it views to be the most critical activities. For  example, this could include focusing on operations and maintenance rather than new capital projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - However, this is $256  million (9  percent) less than what was previously estimated for 2019 ‑20 and $231  million (8  percent) less than previously estimated for 2020 ‑21. State Transit Assistance (STA) Severely Impacted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - For example, customers can now transfer a vehicle title at the VFO, one of the most common transactions at the DMV. The department plans to continue adding more transactions to the VFO in the next several months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Having clarity about what fund source would be used to support debt service payments on the lease revenue bonds is important. This is not only because the fund source is a key component of any proposal, but also because, in this case, the two potential options for fund sources  for repayments —the MVA and General Fund —both have important implications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - While Multiple Programs Impacted, Most Funding Sustained. The proposed solutions would affect several programs in various ways. Overall, however, the Governor ’s proposals would sustain the vast majority of multiyear transportation funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - While this seems like a reasonable strategy, whether the short ‑term options proposed by the administration are most effective, especially in the context of what the state already has invested towards housing and homelessness infrastructure, is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492