Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - The state plans to lend these properties to support port operations for one year, with an option to renew for another year. At the time of this writing, DGS had leased these properties to a wareho using company that will work with importers to store containers on these sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - One of the most publicized short ‑term policies implemented during the 2012 t o 2016 drought was Governor Brown ’s call for a 25  p ercent statewide reduction in urban water use. In response to direction from an executive order, SWRCB passed emergency regulations implementing temporary water conservation requirements for urban potable water users, including certain limitations on outdoor irrigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget in some years because the California Constitution could require that losses in certain local property tax revenues used to support local schools be backfilled by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - The totals shown in the figure include $ 25  m illion for OPC and nearly $ 4  m illion for SCC appropriated in the 2018 ‑19 Budget Act that can be used for coastal adaptation projects, some of which likely has not yet been allocated for specific projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - Data from DPR indicate multiple cases in recent years where regulated entities did not provide requested sale and distribution information for contaminated produce in a timely manner (roughly 45 cases annually over the past five years) and where regulated entities distributed and/or moved quarantined produce (roughly three cases annually over the past five years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - One study estimates that by 2100 sea-level rise, combined with the impact of a 100-year storm, could put $150 billion of property value at risk in California, as well as cause loss of beaches and other coastal habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - In addition, the new law allows EPA to charge fees on manufacturers (up to $25  million in revenue annually) to offset evaluation costs and requires the agency to evaluate new chemicals before they can be brought to the market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - State  and local agencies likely will be busy administering and implementing recently funded activities both in the budget year as well as in the coming years. As such, the Legislature will want to be mindful that state and local agencies likely will have limitations on their capacity to oversee and expend significant amounts of new funding in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2022 -
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4644

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629