Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Appropriations include $232  million for the Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Program, $148  million for Salton Sea projects, $123  million for the Flood Control Subventions Program, $63  million for State Plan of Flood Control projects, $30  million for groundwater management activities, and $8  million for improvement and management of stream gages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Specifically, it includes a drop in federal funds (from $81  million in 2022 ‑23 to $28  million in 2023 ‑24) due to expiration of limited ‑term monies and a significant (62  percent) increase in General Fund support (from $75  million in 2022 ‑23 to $123  million in 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget provides $211  million from the GGRF and 123 positions for CalFire to implement various bills in the 2018 legislative package. This amount includes $165  million for forest health and fire prevention grants and projects and $35  million for prescribed burn crews, as required by Chapter  626 of 2018 (SB  901, Dodd).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Agricultural fertilizers and animal wastes app lied to croplands are by far the largest regional sources of nitrate in groundwater, although other sources can be important in certain areas. SWRCB Administers Programs to Provide Safe Drinking Water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933