List of All Reports

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192. Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities (July)

191.  Educational Governance & Accountability: Taking the Next Step (May)

190.  Addressing Addiction: Improving & Integrating California's Substance Abuse Treatment System (March)

189.  Career Technical Education: Creating Options for High School Success (November)

188. The State Allocation Board: Improving Transparency and Structure (August)

187. A Smarter Way to Care: Transforming Medi-Cal for the Future (May)

186.  An Independent Voice for Government Reform: Biennial Report 2005-2006 (February)

185.  Solving California's Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out (January)

184.  Safeguarding the Golden State: Preparing for Catastrophic Events (April)

183.  Still Imperiled, Still Important - The Little Hoover Commission's Review of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (November)

182.  Letter regarding the Governor's Reorganization Plan to Create a Department of Energy  (June)

181.  Serving the Public:  Managing the State Workforce to Improve Outcomes (June)

180.  Reconstructing Government:  A Review of the Governor's Reorganzation Plan to Create a Department of Technology
                                   Services (May)

179.  Reconstructing Government:  A Review of the Governor's Reorganization Plan Reforming California's Youth &
                                    Adult Correctional Agency  (February)

178.  Opening the Doors of Government:  Biennial Report 2003-04 (January)

177.  Breaking the Barriers for Women on Parole (December)

176.  Historic Opportunities: Transforming California State Government (December)

175.  Regulation of Acupuncture:  A Complementary Therapy Framework (September)

174.  Governing the Golden State:  A Critical Path to Improve Performance and Restore Trust (July)

173.  Real Lives, Real Reforms:   Improving Health and Human Services (May)
 
 

172.  Back to the Community:  Safe & Sound Parole Policies  (November)

171.  Improving Public Safety: Beyond the Office of Criminal Justice Planning  (July)

170a.Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness and Public Health   (June 2005)

170.  To Protect & Prevent:  Rebuilding California's Public Health System  (April)

169.  For Our Health & Safety: Joining Forces to Defeat Addiction (March)

168.  Still in Our Hands:  A Review of Efforts to Reform Foster Care in California (February)
 
 

166.  We The People:  Helping Newcomers Become Californians  (June)

165.  Rebuilding The Dream: Solving California's Affordable Housing Crisis  (May)

164.  Only A Beginning:  The Proposed Labor & Workforce Development Agency (April)

163.  Card Clubs in California:  A Review of Ownership Limitations (April)

162.  Be Prepared:  Getting Ready for New and Uncertain Dangers (January)
 

160.  Teach Our Children Well  (September)

159.  Never Too Early, Never Too Late... To Prevent Youth Crime & Violence  (June)

158.  Little Hoover Commission Biennial Report for 1999-2000

156.  Better.Gov:  Engineering Technology-Enhanced Government  (November)

155.  Special Districts:  Relics of the Past or Resources for the Future?  (May)

154.  Open Doors and Open Minds:  Improving Access and Quality in California's Community Colleges  (March)

153.  To Build A Better School (includes #153a)  (February)

153a. Recommendations for Improving the School Facility Program in Los Angeles Unified School District (Letter report in PDF)

152.  Now in Our Hands:  Caring For California's Abused and Neglected Children

151.  Little Hoover Commission 1997-1998 Biennial Report

150. Of the People, By the People:  Principles for Cooperative Civil Service Reform (PDF format)(MS Word compressed with winzip 6.3)

149.  CADA:  An Opportunity to Advance and Protect the State's Investment

148. Caring for Our Children: Our Most Precious Investment
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147. Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1998
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146. Consumer Protection: A Quality of Life Investment
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145. Review of State's Efforts to Meet Year 2000 Computer Change

144. Beyond Bars: Correctional Reforms to Lower Prison Costs and Reduce Crime
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143. Dollars and Sense: A Simple Approach to School Finance
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142. Enforcing Child Support: Parental Duty, Public Priority
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141. Little Hoover Commission 1995-1996: Biennial Report
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140. Long-Term Care: Providing Compassion Without Confusion (December)
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139. When Consumers Have Choices: The State's Role in Competitive Utility Markets (December)
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138. The Charter Movement: Education Reform School by School (March)
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137. California's Real Property Management: A Cornerstone for Structural Reform (December)
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136. Making Land Use Work: Rules to Reach Our Goals (November)
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135. Budget Reform: Putting Performance First (October)
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134. Review of State Fire Marshall/Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Reorganization (June)
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133. Too Many Agencies, Too Many Rules: Reforming California's Civil Service (April)
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132. State Fiscal Condition (March)
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131. Review of Governor's Energy Reorganization (March)
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130. Review of CHP/State Police Reorganization (March)
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129. Little Hoover Commission 1993-1994: Biennial Report
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128. Boot Camps: An Evolving Alternative to Traditional Prisons (January)
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127. The Juvenile Crime Challenge: Making Prevention a Priority (September)
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126. Timber Harvest Plans: A Flawed Effort to Balance Economic and Environmental Needs (June)
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125. Beyond Bottles and Cans: Reorganizing California's Recycling Efforts (March)
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124. Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons (January)
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123. Positioning California for Health Care Reform (September)

122. A Chance to Succeed: Providing English Learners with Supportive Education (July)
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121. California's $4 Billion Bottom Line: Getting Best Value Out of the Procurement Process (March)
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120. Workers' Compensation: Containing the Costs (February)

119. Little Hoover Commission 1962-1992: Three Decades of Reform (January)
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118. Coping with Education Budget Cuts (July)

117. No Room for Johnny: A New Approach to the School Facilities Crisis (June)

116. Squeezing Revenues Out of Existing State Assets (June)
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115. Mending Our Broken Children: Restructuring Foster Care in California (April)
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114. Transportation: Keeping California Moving (January)

113. Unsafe in Their Own Homes: State Programs Fail to Protect Elderly from Indignity, Abuse and Neglect (November)
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112. Coordinating the Spending on Drug Prevention Programs (October)

111. Costs and Casualties of K-12 Education in California (June)

110. CAL-EPA: An Umbrella for the Environment (June)

109.  Skilled Nursing Homes: Care Without Dignity (April)
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108. The Snail's Pace of Reforming Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (February)
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107. Little Hoover Commission 1989-1990: Turning Policy Recommendations Into Law (December)
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106. A Prescription for Medi-Cal (November)

105. Real Property Management in California: Moving Beyond The Role of Caretaker (October)

104. California's Coordination of AIDS Services (May)

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

102. Little Hoover Commission, 1988 through 1989: Two Years of Progress Toward Efficient and Effective Government (April)
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101. Runaway/Homeless Youths: California Efforts to Recycle Society's Throwaways (April)

100. K-12 Education in California: A Look At Some Policy Issues (February)

99. Report on California's Fish and Game Commission and Department of Fish and Game (January)

98. Follow-up Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery (December)

97. Boards and Commissions: California's Hidden Government (July)

96. Report on Solid Waste Management: The Trashing of California (July)

95. Meeting the Needs of California's Homeless: It Takes More Than a Roof (May)

94. A Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery (May)

93. The Medical Care of California's Nursing Home Residents: Inadequate Care, Inadequate Oversight (February)

92. A Report on Community Residential Care for the Elderly (January)

91. A Report on Crime and Violence in California's Public School System (December)

90. A Review of the Operation and Performance of the Office of the State Public Defender (October)

89. A Report on the Coordination of Funding for Drug Programs in the State of California (June)

88. A Report on the Planning, Operation and Funding of California's Highway System (March)

87. A Review of the Current Problems in California's Worker's Compensation System (March)

86. Commission's 25th Anniversary - Commemorative Report (January)

85. A Report on the Financial Management and Accountability in the State's K-12 Public School System (November)

84. Children's Services Delivery System in California -- Final Report (October)

83. A Review of the Organization and Administration of California's Overseas Trade and Investment Offices (July)

82. A Review of Crime on University of California Campuses (June)

81. Review of the State's Medi-Cal Program and the Effects of the Reforms (May)

80. New and Continuing Impediments to Improving the Quality of Life and the Quality of Care in California's Nursing Homes (May)

79. Accessibility of the Disabled Population of Substance Abuse Treatment (May)

78. Children's Services Delivery System in California Preliminary Report - Phase I (March)

77. A Review of the Organization, Operation and Performance of the California State Lottery (January)

76. A Review of the State Controller's Office Move to the Capitol Bank of Commerce Building (December)

75. A Report on the Lack of Financial Accountability and Responsibility in the State's K-12 Public School System (December)

74. A Report on the Liability Insurance Crisis in the State of California (July)

73. A Review of Use of Lottery Funds in the State's K-12 Public School System (June)

72. Biennial Report - February 1984-86:  A Summary of Activities and Status of Recommendations (May)

71. Review of the Organization and Operation of the State of California's Major Revenue and Tax Collection Functions and Cash Management Activities (April)

70. California State Government's Management of Real Property (March)

69. Inadequate Financial Accountability in California's Community College System (February)

68. A Review of Government Competition with Private Enterprise (January)

67. A Review of Impact Fees Used to Finance School Facilities (December)

66. A Review of Selected Taxing and Enforcing Agencies' Programs to Control the Underground Economy (August)

65. A Review of the Organization and Management of State Telecommunications (April)

64. Control of Pesticide Residues in Food Products - A Review of the California Program of Pesticide Regulation (March)

63. Follow-Up Report on Conditions in Community Residential Care Facilities in California (February)

62. A Review of State-Owned Land Parcel in Contra Costa County (July)

61. A Review of the Organization and Management of the State "Superfund" Program for Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Sites (July)

60. 1982-83 Annual Report - Summary of Activities and Status of Recommendations (March)

59. A Study of the Organization and Coordination of Electric Energy Planning and Electric Utility Regulation in California (February)

58. State Employee Air Travel Report (February)

57. Community Residential Care in California - Community Care as a Long Term Care Service (December)

56. Los Angeles County Contracting Out Report (November)

55. The Bureaucracy of Care - Continuing Policy Issues for Nursing Home Services and Regulation (August)

55a. Executive Summary of the "Bureaucracy of Care" (August)

54. California's K-12 Education Funding Report (June)

53. Review of the Department of Transportation's Highway Planning and Development Process (June)

52. Review of Cost Savings Associated with Conversion of Guadalupe College into a Women's Prison (March)

51. Office of Special Health Care Negotiations (March)

50. Century Freeway Report (December)

49. Horse Racing in California: Revenue and Regulation (July)

48. Report on the Role of the State Department of Education in California's K-12 Public Education System (June)

47. Report on the San Juan Unified School District (January)

46. Century Freeway Report (August)

45. A Report on the Los Angeles Unified School District (June)

44. Additional Funding for the Los Angeles Unified School District (November)

43. Health Care Delivery System Reform (May)

42. 1979 Summary of Activities (March)

41. Medi-Cal Reform (September)

40. Personnel Management in the State Service (August)

39. Administration of the Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Programs (August)

38. The Tax Appeals System in California (May)

37. Administration of the Medi-Cal Program -- Second Supplementary Report (February)

36. The Status of Health Planning in California - A Supplementary Report (February)

35. Comments and Recommendations Regarding Professional and Business Licensing (January)

34. An Analysis of Community Hospital Medi-Cal Audits (July)

33. Study of the Utilization of Public School Facilities (K through 12) (July)

32. Supplemental Report on Developmental Disabilities Program, Department of Health (December)

31. Supplemental Report on Medi-Cal Program, Department of Health (September)

30. Study of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (May)

29. Study of the California Department of Transportation (May)

28. Should Social Security Coverage Be Continued for California State Employees (April)

27. Supplemental Report on State Hospitals, Department of Health (April)

26. Supplemental Report on Licensing & Certification, Department of Health (March)

25. A Study of the Administration of State Health Programs (January)

24. A Review of California's Vehicle Emission Control Program (January)

23. A Study of the California State Public Utilities Commission (December)

22. Administration of the HUD-701 Comprehensive Planning Assistance Grant Program by the State of California (August)

21. The Internal Auditing Program in the Executive Branch of California State Government (March)

20.  A Study of the School Building Aid Program (June)

19. Preliminary Findings of Subcommittee on California Division of Highways Excess Right of Way (January)

18. Study of Salaries of Executive and Administrative Positions in California Government (January)

17. Report on Local California Fairs Receiving State Financial Support (May)

16. A Pilot Study of California State Employee Workmen's Compensation and Other Work-Related Disability Benefits (May)

15. Study of the Need for a Materials Management System (May)

14. A Study of the Department of Industrial Relations (December)

13. Report on California Statutory Salaries of Executive Branch of Government (December)

12. An Examination of the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards (September)

11. The California State Highway Commission and its Relationship to the State Transportation Agency, the Department of Public Works and Division of Highways (December)

10. Statement of the Commission's 1967 Legislative Interests, (placing top priority on unification of tax collection activities, procedural changes that will result in direct economies in the operation of the State Government, etc.) (December)

9. Program Budgeting (February)

8. The Use of Boards and Commissions in the Resources Agency (April)

7. Engineering Costs in the Division of Highways (April)

6. Management Manpower Requirements (February)

5. Need for Revenue Unification (December)

4. Proposals Relating to Inheritance Tax Administration (December)

3. Findings and Recommendations Concerning Automotive Fleet Management (June)

2. Findings and Recommendations Concerning Organization for Central Staff Services (March)

1. Findings & Recommendations Concerning Reorganization of the Executive Branch of California State Government (December)