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

Feb 17, 2026 - (For context, the budget assumes total savings of $487  million —$191  million to the General Fund —in 2026-27 and ongoing from the 6,002 positions.) (We note that the timing of the JLBC letter was such that the administration would not have been able to incorporate the Legislature ’s nonconcurrence into its 2026-27 budget proposal, even if it agreed to maintain those positions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures

May 16, 2016 - For example, the largest CZ recycler in California —rePlanet —cited higher operating costs as a result of minimum wage increases and required health and workers ’ compensation insurance when they announced the closure of 191 recycling centers in January 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3466