What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - A 2018 report by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of SLR, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches, 58 percent of rocky intertidal habitat, 58 percent of marshes, and 55 percent of tidal flats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Of the 43 r espondents, 17 agencies reported issuing no citations, 8 agencies reported issuing 10 o r fewer citations, and 10 agencies reported issuing between 10 and 100 c itations. The remaining eight agencies were responsible for 14,500 — 96 p ercent —of the total citations issued.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - A 2019 analysis of data from SWRCB conducted by the California Health Care Foundation found that only 17 o f California ’s 58 c ounties had public water systems that all complied with state and federal drinking water standards, and that in 12 c ounties —including San Joaquin, Kern, and San Benito —more than 10  p ercent of residents had unsafe tap water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

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

Oct 10, 2022 - This increase primarily is due to $58  million provided for the department in the Wildfire and Forest Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions packages (discussed in the “Crosscutting Issues ” section of this post), as well as the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This change is estimated to reduce state r evenues by $135  million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $85  million annually thereafter. Excludes Wildfire Settlements From State Income Taxation. The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Sep 12, 2024 - D = Delay; FS = Fund Shift; and R = Reduction. CARB = California Air Resources Board; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; Go ‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GHG = greenhouse gas; and DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The department would shift from a primarily nonresidential center based ‑program to a primarily residential center based ‑program, with the share of corpsmembers in residential centers increasing from 44  p ercent to 58  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of this shortfall differ based on how “baseline” spending is defined—the administration estimates a $38 billion problem whereas in January our office estimated that the Governor’s budget addresses a $58 billion problem—as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841