The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - OPR, in collaboration with the University of California (UC)San Francisco, issued a call for proposals to UC campuses. Two demonstration projects —California Kids Cancer Comparison at UC Santa Cruz and Precision Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Disease at UC San Francisco —were awarded funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Jan 7, 2025 - However, in a 2021 report , economists at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) estimated that roughly two‑thirds to three‑quarters of the costs that IOUs recover through rates are fixed, with the precise share depending on the utility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - TBD = to be determined; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; DOC = Department of Conservation; IBank = California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank; OPR = Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CARB = California Air Resources Board; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The largest one-time initiatives are $175  million each for CSU and UC, with both segments able to use the funds for deferred maintenance and UC also able to use the funds explicitly for energy efficiency projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget increases ongoing General Fund for the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) by a total of $775  million. Much  of the new spending is linked to the Governor ’s recently announced compacts with CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget includes various General Fund increases for the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC). The largest ongoing proposal for each segment is a 5  p ercent General Fund base increase ($ 199  m illion for CSU and $ 169  m illion for UC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Sep 12, 2024 - CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; DOC = Department of Conservation; IBank  =  California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank; OPR = Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research; CNRA =  California Natural Resources Agency; CARB  =  California  Air  Resources Board; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; OES =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - For UC, $ 200  m illion of its ongoing augmentation is intended to cover increases in operating costs (including some employee compensation costs), student success initiatives, student hunger and housing initiatives, mental health services, and 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - Researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) estimated that idling this land led to a loss of 3  percent to 4  percent (around $2  billion) in net statewide agricultural revenues in each of these years compared to what they would have been absent the drought.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; DOC = Department of Conservation; IBank = Infrastructure Bank; OPR = Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CARB = California Air Resources Board; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; OES = Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services; and UC ANR = University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807