The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past. As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - That said, the Governor ’s proposed 2021 ‑22 appropriation would make sense only if the Legislature anticipates further large declines in the vacancy rate. We see no reason for the Legislature to appropriate funds that BOE cannot spend.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - These facilities are generally privately owned residential facilities that serve adults and seniors who cannot live safely on their own without personal care assistance and nonmedical care. These facilities serve individuals with varying needs, including persons with disabilities, cognitive impairments, and mental and behavioral health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - For example, the department oversees testing laboratories that make sure cannabis is safe for consumption, which includes reviewing license applications, conducting routine inspections, investigating complaints, taking enforcemen t actions, and conducting investigative sample analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Figure 9 shows the total amount of state and federal assistance by zip code using four income categories. (See the previous box for a description of how these categories were defined.) As the left side of the figure shows, the highest ‑income zip codes received the most total assistance from state grants and federal loan forgiveness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Overview GO-SERVE Was Established Through Recent Reorganization. The 2024-25 budget package established GO-SERVE as part of a reorganization of the former Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2025 - This post contains assessments and recommendations related to two proposed budget augmentations: the College Corps program and a new Belonging Campaign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5015

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - We are unable to remove these amounts of funding and positions, so they are reflected in the table. b Some of the proposals request one ‑time and/or ongoing funding after 2023 ‑24. The table focuses on the 2023 ‑24 funding and positions requested.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Remainder Would Be Used for Beds in Community-Based Treatment Settings and Residential Care Settings. Bond proceeds remaining after distribution to HCD — at least $3.8  billion —would be used for DHCS to award grants to construct and rehabilitate beds in unlocked, voluntary, community-based treatment and residential care settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Integrated Contact Center This project seeks to modernize the department ’s contact center through (among other improvements) additional self ‑service options, enhanced voice recognition, and multi ‑language functionality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985