The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2026 - The budget assumed that the process changes resulting from the contract would reduce state costs by $500 million in 2025-26, growing to $2 billion in annual savings by 2028-29. This post provides background on the state’s recent efforts to identify efficiencies to achieve budget savings and our office’s comments and recommendations concerning the progress of the administration’s efforts to reduce state costs through this contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In June 2025, the administration estimated that this endeavor would result in annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26, growing to roughly $2  billion General Fund annually by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In total, the Governor ’s budget assumes that state operations costs are reduced by $2.1  billion ($1  billion General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2.6  billion ($1.4  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget distributes to departments ongoing reductions to state operations expenditures of $1.6  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) under Control Section 4.05 (see Attachment 2 of a May 14, 2025 DOF letter).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 19, 2025 - In total, the 2024-25 budget assumed the savings from these control sections would reduce state expenditures by $3.7  billion ($2.9  billion General Fund) in 2024-25 and $4.3  billion ($3.6  billion General Fund) ongoing beginning in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Proposal Middle-Mile Network Eliminates $1.5  Billion General Fund ($250  Million in 2024 ‑25, $1.25  Billion in 2025 ‑26) Proposed in Governor ’s January Budget. The May Revision eliminates the additional $1.5  billion General Fund —$250  million in 2024 ‑25 and $1.25  billion in 2025 ‑26 —proposed in the Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 budget for the middle-mile network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Growth in CHP ’s expenditures, however, has been outpacing the MVA ’s revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Each year, about 1  million California workers receive a total of about $13  billion in DI and PFL insurance benefits. Similarly, about 1  million California workers access about $7  billion in UI benefits in a typical year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Out of the revised total $6.55  billion, $3.64  billion is General Fund and $2.91  billion is federal ARP  fiscal relief funds. Major Federal and State Broadband Programs and Projects Reaching Critical Milestones and Deadlines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747