The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - To achieve budgetary savings, the 2025-26 budget eliminated 4,994 vacant state government positions, reducing annual costs by about $360  million on an ongoing basis. These savings included about $130  million General Fund, with the remainder from special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The Salton Sea: A Status Update

Aug 29, 2018 - The Salton Sea is California ’s largest inland lake, stretching about 35 m iles long and up to 15 m iles wide, with a water surface of approximately 360 square miles —almost twice the surface area of Lake Tahoe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3879

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - The estimated construction and equipment costs for the project have increased by $53  million since 2015 ‑ 16 —from $360  million to $413  million. According to ARB, the major factors that contribute to the higher cost estimates are: Grading and Roadways —$21  Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558