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

Feb 10, 2026 - Specifically, it proposes to undertake assessments of whether credits should be provided differentially based on various potential factors —such as climate zones, household income levels, and utility service territories —as well as whether they should be allocated volumetrically rather than as fixed amounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Assembly Bill 149 exempts from CEQA the construction of temporary facilities for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also exempts any temporary Olympics facility located in the coastal zone from having to obtain a coastal development permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures

May 16, 2016 - Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures Addressing California ’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures Recycling Center Closures Many Recycling Centers Have Closed in 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3466

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - Local Zoning and Development Requirements. Required Central Valley cities and counties to amend zoning ordinances to conform to the CVFPP and to their amended general plans, including by prohibiting new development in areas not protected up to the 200 ‑year flood standard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Other Local government agencies Operate planning departments that make land use and zoning decisions related to development in the wildland urban interface. Enforce local and state defensible space requirements as applicable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - (The coastal zone generally extends 1,000 yards inland from the mean high tide line.) Reviews and approves Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) —plans that guide development in the coastal zone. Maintains permitting authority over proposed projects in areas in the coastal zone with no approved LCP and for state ‑managed lands such as state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - Our May 2016 web post, Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures , identified market factors—specifically declining scrap values—and BCRP program payments that do not sufficiently cover recycler costs as the main causes of the closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

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

Sep 12, 2024 - SB 1383 = Chapter 395 of 2016 (SB 1383, Lara) and RMDZ = Recycling Market Development Zone. Other Recent Augmentations Outside of the ten thematic packages highlighted above, recent budgets also provided or planned to provide one-time funding of close to $3  billion for a variety of other environmental activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - More recently, Chapter  225 added a requirement that DOC report a list of the program ’s grantees, a summary of funding outcomes, and progress towards covering all high or very high severity fire zones in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - For instance, sites that may have high levels of contamination might be in areas that are not zoned for or would not be feasible to build housing. For example, many sites of former dry cleaners likely are located in areas zoned for commercial, not residential, development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406