All Reports by Year

2025

Report #290

The High Cost of Electricity in California

Report #289

Issue Brief: Survey on California State Funding for Nonprofits

Report #288

Strengthening Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

Report #287

A Review of Government Reorganization Plan 2025

2024

Report #286

The Little Hoover Commission: Advocating for Change 2023-24

Report #285

Artificial Intelligence, Food Insecurity, and California’s Vulnerable Populations

Report #284

Artificial Intelligence and California State Government

Report #283

Building a Stronger Home Insurance Market for California

Report #282

Implementation Review: California’s Medi-Cal Dental Program

Report #281

Support Letter – Home Insurance Trailer Bill

Report #280

Retail Theft: A Data-Driven Response for California

Report #279

CEQA: Targeted Reforms for California’s Core Environmental Law

Report #278

Implementation Review: California’s Response to Labor Trafficking

Report #276

Master Plan for Aging Implementation

2023

Report #277

Implementation Review: Intimate Partner Violence

Report #275

Issue Brief: California’s Aging Population

Report #274

Reducing California’s Landfill Methane Emissions: SB 1383 Implementation

Report #273

A System in Distress: Caring for Californians with Developmental Disabilities

Report #272

The Little Hoover Commission: Advocating for Change 2021-22

2022

Report #271

Equitable Economic Development Across California

Report #270

Issue Brief: Using Data Tools to Compare Regional Economic Well-Being in California

Report #269

Issue Brief: Major State Programs That Can Support Regional Economic Development

Report #268

Issue Brief: Assessing the California Rebuilding Fund

Report #267

California Housing: Building a More Affordable Future

Report #266

Reforming the Recall

2021

Report #265

Law Enforcement Training: Identifying What Works for Officers and Communities

Report #264

Issue Brief: Comparing Law Enforcement Basic Training Academies

Report #263

Issue Brief: California Law Enforcement Survey

Report #262

COVID-19 and Children’s Mental Health: Addressing the Impact

Report #261

The Government of Tomorrow: Online Meetings

Report #260

Issue Brief: California’s Use of Federal Pandemic Aid

Report #259

California Election Infrastructure: Making a Good System Better

Report #258

Issue Brief: COVID’s Impact on California Housing

Report #257

First Steps toward Recovery: Job Training and Reskilling

Report #256

Beyond the Crisis: A Long-Term Approach to Reduce, Prevent, and Recover from Intimate Partner Violence

2020

Report #255

The Little Hoover Commission: Advocating for Change 2019-20

Report #254

First Steps toward Recovery: Saving Small Businesses

Report #253

Issue Brief: California’s Digital Divide

Report #252

Labor Trafficking: Strategies to Help Victims and Bring Traffickers to Justice

Report #251

Labor Trafficking: Strategies to Uncover this Hidden Crime

Report #250

Human Trafficking: Coordinating a California Response

Report #249

Intimate Partner Violence: Getting the Money to Those on the Front Line

2019

Report #248

Mapping a Strategy for GIS

Report #247

Letter to Governor Newsom and the Legislature on Voting Equipment Security

Report #246

The Economy & Efficiency Report 2017-18

2018

Report #245

Artificial Intelligence: A Roadmap for California

Report #244

Letter to Governor Brown and Legislature on Voter Participation in New Motor Voter Program

Report #243

Letter to Governor Brown and Legislature on Denti-Cal Update

Report #242

Fire on the Mountain: Rethinking Forest Management in the Sierra Nevada

2017

Report #241

Letter to Governor Brown and Legislature: Denti-Cal Program Still Broken

Report #240

Transforming the Yountville Veterans Home Campus

Report #239

Special Districts: Improving Oversight & Transparency

Report #238

Improving State Permitting for Local Climate Change Adaptation Projects

Report #237

A New Approach to California’s Veterans Homes

Report #236

Borrowed Money: Opportunities for Stronger Bond Oversight

2016

Report #235

The Economy & Efficiency Report 2015-16

Report #234

Jobs for Californians: Strategies to Ease Occupational Licensing Barriers

Report #233

Promises Still to Keep: A Second Look at the Mental Health Services Act

Report #232

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on the Salton Sea

Report #231

Time and Again: Overtime in State Facilities

Report #230

Fixing Denti-Cal

2015

Report #229

A Customer-Centric Upgrade For California Government

Report #228

Averting Disaster: Action Now for the Salton Sea

Report #227

Conversations For Workable Government

Report #226

Level the Playing Field: Put California’s Underground Economy Out of Business

Report #225

Promises Still to Keep: A Decade of the Mental Health Services Act

2014

Report #224

The Economy & Efficiency Report 2013-14

Report #223

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Revisiting California’s Energy Future

Report #222

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Medi-Cal Update

Report #221

Governing California Through Climate Change

Report #220

From Hiring to Retiring: Strategies for Modernizing State Human Resources

Report #219

Sensible Sentencing for a Safer California

2013

Report #218

A New Plan for a New Economy: Reimagining Higher Education

Report #217

An Agenda for Veterans: The State’s Turn to Serve

Report #216

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Bail and Pre-Trial Services

Report #215

Beyond Crisis: Recapturing Excellence in California’s State Park System

2012

Report #214

Rewiring California: Integrating Agendas for Energy Reform

Report #213

Improving Government Performance: Recommendations from an Independent Voice

Report #212

Building Value: Modernizing Property Management

Report #211

A Review of Government Reorganization Plan No. 2

Report #210

Serving Students, Serving California: Updating the California Community Colleges to Meet Evolving Demands

2011

Report #209

Better Regulation: Improving California’s Rulemaking Process

Report #208

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Information Technology Governance

Report #207

Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Community Corrections

Report #206

A Review of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan to Unify and Streamline the California State Personnel System

Report #205

A Long-Term Strategy for Long-Term Care

Chairman Hancock Letter to Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Report #204

Public Pensions for Retirement Security

2010

Report #203

Smart State Management

Report #202

Smarter Choices, Better Education: Improving California Charter Schools

Report #201

Managing for Change Modernizing California’s Water Governance

Report #200

Making up for Lost Ground: Creating a Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Report #199

Building California: Infrastructure Choices and Strategy

2009

Report #198

Stem Cell Research: Strengthening Governance to Further the Voter’s Mandate

Report #197

Bond Spending: Expanding and Enhancing Oversight

Report #196

A Review of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan to Consolidate Information Technology Functions

Report #198a

Improving Government Performance: Accountability, Governance, Transparency

Report #195

Clearer Structure, Cleaner Water: Improving Performance and Outcomes at the State Water Boards

Report #194

First Year Checkup: Strategies for a Stronger Public Health System

2008

Report #193

A New Legacy System: Using Technology to Drive Performance

Report #192

Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities

Report #191

Educational Governance & Accountability: Taking the Next Step

Report #190

Addressing Addiction: Improving & Integrating California’s Substance Abuse Treatment System

2007

Report #189

Career Technical Education: Creating Options for High School Success

Report #188

The State Allocation Board: Improving Transparency and Structure

Report #187

A Smarter Way to Care: Transforming Medi-Cal for the Future

Report #186

An Independent Voice for Government Reform: Biennial Report 2005-2006

Report #185

Solving California’s Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out

2006

Report #184

Safeguarding the Golden State: Preparing for Catastrophic Events

2005

Report #183

Still Imperiled, Still Important: The Little Hoover Commission’s Review of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program

Report #181

Serving the Public: Managing the State Workforce to Improve Outcomes

Report #170a

Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness and Public Health

Report #182

A Review of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan to Create a Department of Energy

Report #180

Reconstructing Government: A Review of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan to Create a Department of Technology Services

Report #179

Reconstructing Government: A Review of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan Reforming California’s Youth & Adult Correctional Agency

Report #178

Opening the Doors of Government: Biennial Report 2003-2004

2004

Report #177

Breaking the Barriers for Women on Parole

Report #176

Historic Opportunities: Transforming California State Government

Report #175

Regulation of Acupuncture: A Complementary Therapy Framework

Report #174

Governing the Golden State: A Critical Path to Improve Performance and Restore Trust

Report #173

Real Lives, Real Reforms: Improving Health and Human Services

2003

Report #172

Back to the Community: Safe & Sound Parole Policies

Report #171

Improving Public Safety: Beyond the Office of Criminal Justice Planning

Report #170

To Protect and Prevent: Rebuilding California’s Public Health System

Report #169

For Our Health & Safety: Joining Forces to Defeat Addiction

Report #168

Still in Our Hands: A Review of Efforts to Reform Foster Care in California

2002

Report #167

Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report 2001-2002

Report #166

We The People: Helping Newcomers Become Californians

Report #165

Rebuilding The Dream: Solving California’s Affordable Housing Crisis

Report #164

Only A Beginning: The Proposed Labor & Workforce Development Agency

Report #163

Card Clubs in California: A Review of Ownership Limitations

Report #162

Be Prepared: Getting Ready for New and Uncertain Dangers

2001

Report #161

Young Hearts & Minds: Making a Commitment to Children’s Mental Health

Report #160

Teach Our Children Well

Report #159

Never Too Early, Never Too Late To Prevent Youth Crime & Violence

2000

Report #157

Being There: Making a Commitment to Mental Health

Report #156

Better.Gov: Engineering Technology-Enhanced Government

Report #154

Open Doors and Open Minds: Improving Access and Quality in California’s Community Colleges

Report #153

To Build A Better School

Report #158

Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report 1999-2000

1999

Report #153a

Recommendations for Improving the School Facility Program in Los Angeles Unified School District

Report #152

Now In Our Hands: Caring For California’s Abused and Neglected Children

Report #151

Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report 1997-1998

Report #150

Of the People, By the People: Principles for Cooperative Civil Service Reform

Report #149

CADA: An Opportunity to Advance and Protect the State’s Investment

1998

Report #147

A Review of Governor’s Reorganization Plan for Regulatory Oversight of Managed Health Care in California

Report #144

Beyond Bars: Correctional Reforms to Lower Prison Costs and Reduce Crime

1996

Report #140

Long-Term Care: Providing Compassion Without Confusion

Report #138

The Charter Movement: Education Reform School by School

Report #141

Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report 1995-1996

1995

Report #137

California’s Real Property Management: A Cornerstone for Structural Reform

Report #136

Making Land Use Work: Rules to Reach Our Goals

Report #135

Budget Reform: Putting Performance First

Report #134

A Review of Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 3 of State Fire Marshal/Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Report #133

Too Many Agencies, Too Many Rules: Reforming California’s Civil Service

Report #131

A Review of Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 on Energy, Oil and Recycling Programs

Report #130

A Review of Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 of California Highway Patrol/State Police

Report #132

State Fiscal Condition

Report #129

Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report 1993-1994

Report #128

Boot Camps: An Evolving Alternative to Traditional Prisons

1994

Report #127

The Juvenile Crime Challenge: Making Prevention a Priority

Report #126

Timber Harvest Plans: A Flawed Effort to Balance Economic and Environmental Needs

Report #125

Beyond Bottles and Cans: Reorganizing California’s Recycling Efforts

Report #124

Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California’s Prisons

1993

Report #123

Positioning California for Health Care Reform

Report #122

A Chance to Succeed: Providing English Learners with Supportive Education

Report #121

California’s $4 Billion Bottom Line: Getting Best Value Out of the Procurement Process

Report #120

Workers’ Compensation: Containing the Costs

Report #119

Little Hoover Commission, 1962-1992: Three Decades of Reform

1992

Report #118

Coping with Education Budget Cuts

Report #117

No Room for Johnny: A New Approach to the School Facilities Crisis

Report #116

Squeezing Revenues Out of Existing State Assets

Report #115

Mending Our Broken Children: Restructuring Foster Care in California

Report #114

Transportation: Keeping California Moving

1991

Report #113

Unsafe In Their Own Homes: State Programs Fail to Protect Elderly from Indignity, Abuse and Neglect

Report #112

Coordinating the Spending on Drug Prevention Programs

Report #110

CAL-EPA: An Umbrella for the Environment

Report #111

Costs and Casualties of K-12 Education in California

Report #109

Skilled Nursing Homes: Care Without Dignity

Report #108

The Snail’s Pace of Reforming Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly

1990

Report #107

Little Hoover Commission, 1989-1990: Turning Policy Recommendations Into Law

Report #106

A Prescription for Medi-Cal

Report #105

Real Property Management In California: Moving Beyond The Role Of Caretaker

Report #104

California’s Coordination of AIDS Services

Report #103

The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Costly, Slow and Unsure

Report #102

Little Hoover Commission, 1988-1989: Two Years of Progress Toward Efficient and Effective Government

Report #101

Runaway/Homeless Youths: California Efforts to Recycle Society’s Throwaways

Report #100

K-12 Education in California: A Look at Some Policy Issues

Report #99

A Report on California’s Fish and Game Commission and Department of Fish and Game

1989

Report #98

A Follow-Up Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery

Report #97

Boards and Commissions: California’s Hidden Government

Report #96

A Report on Solid Waste Management: The Trashing of California

Report #95

Meeting the Needs of California’s Homeless: It Takes More than a Roof

Report #94

A Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery (Follow-up Report)

Report #93

The Medical Care of California’s Nursing Home Residents: Inadequate Care, Inadequate Oversight

Report #92

A Report on Community Residential Care for the Elderly

1988

Report #91

A Report on Crime and Violence in California’s Public School System

Report #90

A Review of the Operation and Performance of the Office of the State Public Defender

Report #89

A Report on the Coordination of Funding for Drug Programs in the State of California

Report #88

A Report on the Planning, Operation and Funding of California’s Highway System

Report #87

A Review of the Current Problems in California’s Workers’ Compensation System

Report #86

Commission’s 25 Year Anniversary Report 1962-87

1987

Report #85

A Report on the Financial Management and Accountability in the State’s K-12 Public School System

Report #84

The Children’s Services Delivery System in California

Report #83

A Review of the Organization and Administration of California’s Overseas Trade and Investment Offices

Report #82

A Review of Crime on University of California campuses

Report #81

A Review of the State’s Medi-Cal Program and the Effects of the Reforms

Report #80

New and Continuing Impediments to Improving the Quality of Life and the Quality of Care in California’s Nursing Homes

Report #79

Accessibility of the Disabled Population of Substance Abuse Treatment

Report #78

Children’s Services Delivery System in California Preliminary Report – Phase I

Report #77

A Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery

1986

Report #76

A Review of the State Controller’s Office Move to the Capitol Bank of Commerce Building

Report #75

A Report on the Lack of Financial Accountability and Responsibility in the State’s K-12 Public School System

Report #74

A Report on the Liability Insurance Crisis in the State of California

Report #73

A Review of Use of Lottery Funds in the State’s K-12 Public School System

Report #72

Biennial Report – February 1984-86: A Summary of Activities and Status of Recommendations

Report #71

A Review of the Organization and Operation of the State of California’s Major Revenue and Tax Collection Functions and Cash Management Activities

Report #70

California State Government’s Management of Real Property

Report #69

Inadequate Financial Accountability in California’s Community College System

Report #68

A Review of Government Competition with Private Enterprise

1985

Report #67

A Review of Impact Fees Used to Finance School Facilities

Report #66

A Review of Selected Taxing and Enforcing Agencies’ Programs to Control the Underground Economy

Summary of Review of 1985 Waste Management Reorganization Proposal

Report #65

A Review of the Organization and Management of State Telecommunications

Report #64

Control of Pesticide Residues in Food Products: A Review of the California Program of Pesticide Regulation

Report #63

A Follow-Up Report on Condition in Community Residential Care Facilities in California

1984

Report #62

A Review of State-Owned Land Parcel in Contra Costa County

Report #61

A Review of the Organization and Management of the State “Superfund” Program for Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Sites

Background and Analysis of Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1984

Report #60

1982-83 Annual Report: A Summary of Activities and Status of Recommendations

Report #59

A Study of the Organization and Coordination of Electric Energy Planning and Electric Utility Regulation in California

Report #58

State Employee Air Travel Report

1983

Report #57

Community Residential Care in California – Community Care as a Long Term Care Service

Report #56

A Report on Los Angeles County’s Program for Contracting Out Pursuant to Proposition A

Report #55

The Bureaucracy of Care: Continuing Policy Issues for Nursing Home Services and Regulation

Report #54

A Report on California’s K-12 Education Funding

Report #53

A Review of the Department of Transportation’s Highway Planning and Development Process

Report #52

A Review of Cost Savings Associated with Conversion of Guadalupe College into a Women’s Prison

Report #51

Office of Special Health Care Negotiations

1982

Report #50

Century Freeway Report (Follow-up Report)

Report #49

Horse Racing in California: Revenue and Regulation

Report #48

A Report on the Role of the State Department of Education in California’s K-12 Public Education System

Report #47

A Report on the San Juan Unified School District

1981

Report #46

Century Freeway Report

Report #45

A Report on the Los Angeles Unified School District

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1981

1980

Report #44

Additional Funding for the Los Angeles Unified School District

Memo urging the Legislature to allow Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to go into effect

Report #43

Health Care Delivery System Reform

A Review of February 26, 1980 Amendments to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979

Report #42

1979 Summary of Activities

Letter recommending the Legislature allow Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 to go into effect

1979

Report #41

Medi-Cal Reform

Report #40

Personnel Management in the State Service

Report #39

Administration of the Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Programs – Second Supplementary Report

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1979

Report #38

The Tax Appeals System in California

Report #37

Administration of the Medi-Cal Program – Second Supplementary Report

Report #36

The Status of Health Planning in California – A Supplementary Report

1978

Report #35

Comments and Recommendations Regarding Professional and Business Licensing

Report #34

An Analysis of Community Hospital Medi-Cal Audits

Report #33

A Study of the Utilization of Public School Facilities (Grades K through 12)

1977

Report #32

Supplemental Report on the State Developmental Disabilities Program, Department of Health

Report #31

Supplemental Report on the Administration of the Medi-Cal Program, Department of Health

Report #30

A Study of the California Department of Motor Vehicles

Report #29

A Study of the California Department of Transportation

Report #28

Should Social Security Coverage Be Continued for California State Employees

Report #27

Supplemental Report on State Hospitals, State Department of Health

Report #26

Supplemental Report on Licensing and Certification Activities, State Department of Health

1976

Report #25

A Study of Administration of State Health Programs

1975

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1975

Report #24

A Review of California’s Vehicle Emission Control Program

1974

Report #23

A Study of the California State Public Utilities Commission

Report #22

Administration of the HUD-701 Comprehensive Planning Assistance Grant Program by the State of California

Report #21

The Internal Auditing Program in the Executive Branch of California State Government

1973

Report #20

A Study of the School Building Aid Program

1972

Report #19

Preliminary Findings of Subcommittee on California Division of Highways Excess Right of Way

Report #18

Study of Salaries of Exempt Executive and Administrative Positions in California State Government

1971

Report #17

Report on Local California Fairs Receiving State Financial Support

1970

Report #15

Study of the Need for a Materials Management System

Report #16

A Pilot Study of California State Employee Workmen’s Compensation and Other Work-Related Disability Benefits

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970

1969

Report #14

A Study of the Department of Industrial Relations

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1969

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1969

Letter urging the Legislature to allow to go into effect Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1969

1968

Report #13

Report on California Statutory Salaries of Executive Branch of California State Government

Letter following a review of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968

1967

Report #12

An Examination of the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards

1966

Report #11

The California State Highway Commission and its Relationship to the State Transportation Agency, the Department of Public Works and Division of Highways

Report #10

Proposals for Legislative Action on Reorganization Measures Endorsed by the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy

Report #9

Program Budgeting

1965

Report #8

The Use of Boards and Commissions in the Resources Agency

Report #7

Engineering Costs in the Division of Highways

Report #6

A Study of Management Manpower Requirements

1964

Report #5

Need for Revenue Unification

Report #4

Proposals Relating to Inheritance Tax Administration

1963

Report #3

Findings and Recommendations Concerning Automotive Fleet Management

Report #2

Findings and Recommendations Concerning Organization for Central Staff Services

1962

Report #1

Findings and Recommendations Concerning Reorganization of the Executive Branch of California State Government