The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI states that absent the cybersecurity funding, it will be vulnerable to security incidents, face interruptions in e-mail and document storage services, and risk noncompliance with various cybersecurity requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Moreover, while fully evaluating the merits of th e proposal is not possible given the lack of details on its structure, the limited, one ‑time nature of the proposed funding makes it unlikely to have large effects on the marketplace or on the state ’s progress in meeting its ZEV adoption goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - In either case, as a result of the interchangeability of the production processes for these two fuels, without significant additional investments in overall production capacity for renewables or innovation in the production process, an increase in SAF production likely would result in a roughly e quivalent decrease in RD production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Fewer inspections could mean fewer parcels have defensible space around their structures, increasing the risk of damag e during a wildfire. However, the Legislature could support this activity while lessening the General Fund impacts by funding more or all of these positions out of CalFire ’s existing GGRF allocation in lieu of using General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Assuming the plan continues to incorporate elements of the VA proposals (which appears li kely given that the draft plan does so), if the Legislature approves the CEQA exemption for WQCPs it also would indirectly be helping to expedite adoption of the VA proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Garcia). e AB 617 did not have a prior statutory allocation, but the program historically has received roughly $250 million annually on a discretionary basis. f Chapter 626 of 2018 (SB 901, Dodd). GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention; HSRA = High Speed Rail Authority; SGC = Strategic Growth Council; TIRCP = Transit
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Recommendations We have two recommended actions for the Legislature to address the inadequacies we have identified in the existing process for budgeting the E‑Fund. Limit Use of E ‑Fund to Unplanned Costs Associated With Responding to Large Wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - As shown in the figure, CalFire’s annual expenditures from the E-Fund have varied depending on factors such as the severity of a given wildfire season. (E-fund expenditures can also include reimbursements from federal and local governments related to firefighting activities CalFire undertakes on their behalf.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 7, 2025 - California is home to three large IOUs —Pacific Gas and Electric (PG &E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG &E) —as well as three smaller ones noted in the figure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950