Overview of State Wildfire Resilience Funding, Actions, and Considerations [Publication Details]

Apr 23, 2025 - Overview of State Wildfire Resilience Funding, Actions, and Considerations [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5030

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2025 - This post answers commonly asked questions related to wildfires in the state of California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4952

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - The SFEU is the state ’s discretionary budget reserve of the General Fund. Authority to Access Any Available State Funds. Upon the Governor ’s declaration of a state of emergency, existing state law also gives the Governor the authority to spend any available state funds to respond to the emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The California State Parks Library Pass Program provides free access to state parks through 33,000 passes that can be checked out from public library branches throughout the state. Passes can be checked out by all library card holders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Linkage With Washington State. CARB has indicated that it is discussing linking California ’s cap ‑and ‑trade program with the program in Washington state. Such action could affect allowance prices in both states as they come into alignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Because this is a somewhat new activity, however, the state still lacks information regarding how effective this strategy is at mitigating the threats that higher temperatures pose to public health, particularly compared to other approaches the state could take with the same objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 13, 2025 - State Operations Reductions. The 2024 ‑25 budget package assumed that the Department of Finance would reduce state operations expenditures through two unallocated reductions across most state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - State Has Implemented Various Goals and Policies Aimed at Reducing GHGs From Electricity. Over the past couple of decades, the state has implemented a variety of goals and policies intended to reduce GHG emissions from electricity generation and help the state meet its larger climate goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950