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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - These numbers represent about 25  percent and 8  percent, respectively, of their historic annual averages prior to being listed as threatened or endangered under state law. Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The  budget proposes $8.2  million in 2026 ‑27 and $8  million in 2027 ‑28 and ongoing from the General Fund, along with one position, to support CDFW ’s existing nutria eradication program. An invasive species that have been spreading in California since being detected in 2017, nutria carry pathogens and parasites that pose risks to human and animal health, damage flood
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $8  million on an ongoing basis from the Certification and Compliance Fund (CCF) to support CARB ’s mobile source laboratory in Riverside, which helps ensure that manufacturers meet the state ’s emissions standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

May 27, 2025 - It would so by making WQCPs “Class 8” actions. Current regulations exempt certain classes of projects from CEQA because they “have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - The fact that the Unit 8 MOU explicitly mentions this condition seemed to emphasize that the Legislature might need to weigh the capacity of the General Fund to support the costs of the change beginning in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Private nonindustrial entities own about one-quarter (8  million acres) of forestland. These include families, individuals, conservation and natural resource organizations, and Native American tribes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - CAD/AVL programs CalFire $42 million ($24 million GF and $18 million SETNA) in 2022 ‑23, $31 million ($23 million GF and $8 million SETNA) ongoing, and 43 positions to expand and support AVL and CAD systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Jan 7, 2025 - As shown in Figure  8 , NEM and CARE —along with wildfire ‑related costs and public purpose programs —contribute to substantially higher rates for nonsolar, non ‑CARE IOU customers. NEM Program for Customers With Rooftop Solar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950