Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 317 (AB 317), which will make it illegal to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill aims to crack down on companies that charge a fee to help someone book a DMV appointment, which is a service that […]

Last month, California lawmakers approved a budget that will increase the Department of Motor Vehicles’ budget by over $242 million. This 17 percent increase means that the DMV’s total budget is now $1.36 billion. The increase was approved to help the DMV promote and navigate ongoing implementation challenges for the federally mandated REAL ID program. […]

In late February, a nonpartisan report from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) claimed that an account used to fund 95 percent of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ expenses will soon become insolvent. LAO predicts that the $3.9 billion Motor Vehicle Account will collapse in a few years, which will affect funds for the California […]

Governor Gavin Newsom announced in January the creation of a new strike team to improve services at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Gov. Newsom stated the following regarding the DMV, By any metric, California DMV has been chronically mismanaged and failed in its fundamental mission to the state customers it serves and the state workers […]

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is warning lawmakers that Californians could experience longer wait times if it doesn’t get more money from a special budget boost it requested. The budget request was submitted by the DMV last week for $40.4 million to keep its offices operating with fairly short wait times. According to the […]

California has been moving forward with trying to increase voter access and turnout throughout the last couple of years. Californians can already register to vote online and request a mail ballot without providing a reason. Ballots are counted even after arriving up to three days after Election Day, as long as the ballots are postmarked […]

There have been increasing complaints from customers about the wait times at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s been such an issue that an audit was requested into the DMV’s management. However, state lawmakers refused to order an official audit into the DMV’s management yesterday. The audit request needed at least eight supporters from the […]

State Auditor Elaine Howle highlighted several projects in a new report released last week that urges California’s government to be more cautious when awarding high-value contracts without seeking competitive bids first. According to the report, the state spent $44 billion on noncompetitive contracts worth about $1 million or more between 2011 and 2016. State rules […]