The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - For example, the new Climate Bureau could serve as a helpful resource to the Legislature, adding valuable capacity to conduct program reviews and evaluations that are independent of the Executive Branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Positive aspects of the proposal that apply to most —though not necessarily every —bond category include: Appears Consistent With Bond Requirements for Uses of Funds. Proposed funding reflects the bond categories outlined in Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - In subsequent sections, we walk through how the Governor proposes to allocate and implement funding within the bond ’s eight spending categories, which are: Safe Drinking Water, Drought, Flood, and Water Resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI conducts five primary categories of activities for the state. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Resources. The office coordinates the state-level guidance for and review of CEQA-related documents, including maintaining a statewide clearinghouse of CEQA environmental documents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - Moreover, we note that this specific request is proposed to be funded from the state operations category of GGRF. We suggest the Legislature be particularly cautious about making new commitments from this funding source, as it leaves less funding for GGRF expenditures, including statutorily identified programs and providing General Fund relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - This post describes the first year of implementation funding for Proposition 4 as authorized by the 2025-26 budget package. We begin with a high-level summary, then provide an overview of each of the major Proposition 4 categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4 [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - This post describes the first year of implementation funding for Proposition 4 as authorized by the 2025-26 budget package. We begin with a high-level summary, then provide an overview of each of the major Proposition 4 categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5076

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - There also are a number of other refiners in the United States that currently produce RD and could, with the purchase of some ad ditional equipment, be converted to produce SAF in addition to, or instead of, RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163