Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The C CC would like to offer: Driver ’s License Training. The department would like to provide all corpsmembers an opportunity to participate in training to obtain their driver ’s license. According to the CCC, many corpsmembers lack a driver ’s license when they arrive, something that can be an impediment to obtaining employment upon leaving the CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Specifically, beginning in 2002, certain portions of Los Angeles County located in the Ballona Creek watershed were subject to a tras h “Total Maximum Daily Load ” (TMDL) plan, which carried its own trash management requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - Programs that receive funding should ( 1)  h ave clearly defined goals and objectives, ( 2)  b e well coordinated across different government entities, ( 3)  a ddress clear market failures and complement regulatory programs, and ( 4)  h ave effective strategies and resources for evaluating future outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

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

Nov 10, 2020 - In particular, oversight issues the Legislature may want to monitor include ( 1)  h ow well the SAFER program is meeting its objectives based on its adopted performance metrics; ( 2)  w hether the state might need to collect additional information to assess the program ’s performance, including regarding how effectively the program is addressing the existing disproportionate
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - H owever, these numbers likely underestimate the number of brownfields in the state given the difficulty in estimating the number of properties that are underutilized as a result of suspected contamination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - DWR also was required to collect and provide data to suppliers about residential landscape area measurements so they would know h ow much land in their service area is “irrigable. ” The first statutory reporting deadline for suppliers was January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Most significantly, the Governor proposes to: ( 1)  t o establish a uniform statewide schedule of prices at which drugs would have to be sold and ( 2)  h ave the state contract with drug manufacturers to create its own brand of generic drugs that would be available for purchase statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget trailer legislation to provide clear legislative direction for completion of the strategic wildfire plan, including ( 1)  w hich entity is responsible for the plan; ( 2)  t he specific content to be included in the plan; ( 3)  t he timing of the final and any interim reports; and ( 4)  h ow various entities should be involved in the development of the plan, including state agencies, local representatives, and academic researchers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - Alternatively, under a scenario where there continues to be only one committee, the Legislature could direct the committee to primarily serve in an advisory role for program design while also requiring it to ( 1) i dentify high ‑priority areas for additional research funding and/or ( 2) h elp evaluate proposed research projects, particularly to ensure sound methodologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719