The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature determines that its other existing state commitments are higher priority than the LCI activities that would be funded with these proposals, it could revise existing statutory requirements t o downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - (SWRCB estimates t hat exempting state-only permits from having to meet CEQA requirements would shorten their preparation time lines by at least a year.) Aligning Public Notification Requirements With Federal Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Depending on the activity, such actions might be less disruptive than having to reduce an existing program, or than beginning implementation and then having t o pause it in the next year or two due to worsening budget conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

May 27, 2025 - State regulations require them to prepare substitute environmental documents consisten t with CEQA goals and standards, rather than an environmental impact report. Bay-Delta Plan Update Is Long Overdue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Once complete, CARB will use the multimedia evaluation process to determine whether to move forward with developing a regulation to authorize t he use of E15 in California. Governor Issued Directive to CARB Related to E15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - California ’s most recent drought included the driest consecutive four ‑year stretch since statewide precipitation record ‑keeping began — 2012 t hrough 2015 —with 2014 r epresenting the third driest year on record.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - Should the tax exemption be extended to businesses with 50 t o 99 e mployees? Should rates be maintained for businesses with 100 t o 499 e mployees? Should Pandemic Relief Measures Be Revisited in Future Years?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Total emissions from electricity depend on two basic factors: ( 1)  t otal amount of electricity generated (megawatt hours, for example) and ( 2)  t he emission intensity (tons of CO2e per megawatt hour).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

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

Jan 7, 2025 - If this balance were not maintained and demand were to exceed supply, consequences might include disruptions to the grid, brownouts, and potentially even blackouts tha t could spread throughout the electricity system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - We recommend that the Legislature conduct ongoing oversight focused on ( 1) a ssessing the size and location of gaps and overlaps in programs, ( 2) t he implementation of CalFire ’s new training program, ( 3) t he cost ‑effectiveness of defensible space activities, and ( 4) t he outcomes of current and future demonstration projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457