The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - (For context, the budget assumes total savings of $487  million —$191  million to the General Fund —in 2026-27 and ongoing from the 6,002 positions.) (We note that the timing of the JLBC letter was such that the administration would not have been able to incorporate the Legislature ’s nonconcurrence into its 2026-27 budget proposal, even if it agreed to maintain those positions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Of these employees, 112,666 were career support staff, 14,482 were tenured or tenure-track faculty, and 191 were senior managers (with the remainder being lower-level managers, lecturers, and student workers, among others).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - While  the composition of the workforce has not changed much from 2014 ‑15 through 2023 ‑24, the most pronounced change has been in the share of managers, which has grown from 7  percent to 10  percent of the total workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15. This trend is counter to the typical expectation that regulatory agencies ’ fees cover their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - For example, registrations in January 2026 were 15 percent lower than in January 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - For example, registrations in January 2026 were 15 percent lower than in January 2020.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2021-22 budget included $15  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund for Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grants. These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - (These amounts include debt service on university bonds as well as state bonds issued before 2014 ‑15.) CSU ’s overall core budget also generally increased over this period, such that debt service as a share of total core funding hovered around 4  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Currently, 50  percent of administrative costs are covered by the federal government, 35  percent by the state, and 15  percent by counties. Payment Error Rate Measures Accuracy of Benefit Calculations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In 2023 ‑24 (the most recent year for which UC has reported data), UC reserves declined from 17  percent to 15  percent of annual core fund expenditures —equating to just under two months of reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143