The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - To achieve budgetary savings, the 2025-26 budget eliminated 4,994 vacant state government positions, reducing annual costs by about $360  million on an ongoing basis. These savings included about $130  million General Fund, with the remainder from special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Jan 7, 2025 - This report explores key questions that frequently emerge around residential electricity rates in California, including why electricity rates are relatively high, some resulting implications for ratepayers and state climate change goals, and notable emerging issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Under the administration ’s revenue estimates, the Constitution would require the state to deposit $7.6  billion into the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) and spend an additional $3.4  billion to pay down debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The Salton Sea: A Status Update

Aug 29, 2018 - The Salton Sea is California ’s largest inland lake, stretching about 35 m iles long and up to 15 m iles wide, with a water surface of approximately 360 square miles —almost twice the surface area of Lake Tahoe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3879

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - The estimated construction and equipment costs for the project have increased by $53  million since 2015 ‑ 16 —from $360  million to $413  million. According to ARB, the major factors that contribute to the higher cost estimates are: Grading and Roadways —$21  Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558