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

Mar 19, 2026 - Taken together, this set of proposals represents a new ongoing General Fund commitment. While we find that the proposals have merit, like all other General Fund augmentations they must be considered in the context of the state ’s projected multiyear structural deficits —which are estimated to range from about $20  billion to $35  billion annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2025-26 budget process below. Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 10, 2026 - By including funding for state operations in Tier 1, they are taken “off the top ” before allocations are computed for nearly all other activities. The main implication of this approach is that any activities that are added to this category essentially result in less funding available to support programs in other tiers and a greater likelihood that Tier 3 programs may not receive their full statutory allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Legislative oversight can help ensure problems are identified and corrective action is taken when needed. To conduct its oversight, the Legislature could hold informational and/or oversight hearings, require reporting by SWRCB to the Legislature, require independent scientific evaluation of plan implementation and the VA pathway, and review how state funds are being spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 10, 2026 - A particularly daunting characteristic of the budget problem now facing the Legislature is that it has already taken a number of steps to address funding shortfalls in recent years using tools that are now largely unavailable or less feasible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - Are  there actions that can be taken to expedite this time line? What Barriers Have Impeded Adoption and Implementation of Plan Updates? Why  have the plan updates taken so long to adopt and implement?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Parks notes that while the program is available throughout the state, the department has taken steps to increase access within lower ‑income communities by providing a larger proportion of passes to library branches located in areas with high poverty index percentages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Jan 7, 2025 - However, when taken together, the state’s policies likely have played an important role in achieving the observed reductions. Ratepayers Pay Additional Costs Associated With Transitioning to Cleaner Sources of Electricity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - Depending on the actions taken, modifying planned programmatic augmentations could result in higher or lower increases to the mill assessment and registration and licensing fees than proposed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873