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

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Extends limited ‑term General Fund for 19 e xisting positions to continue core activities at the Central Valley Flood Protection Board —$322,000 higher costs in 2020 ‑21. Flood Planning Resourcing. Switches funding from bond funds to the General Fund for 8. 5 e xisting positions working on flood planning —$194,000 higher costs in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Examples include: 2020 Census. To raise awareness of the importance of participating in the 2020 Census, the state appropriated $187.2 million for outreach activities targeting hard‑to‑count households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Feb 10, 2026 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $4 million in 2020 ‑21, increasing to $8 million and 24 positions thereafter to implement FireSIM and FireCAST wildfire forecasting technologies. CalFire, OES, CMD, and   CPUC —Wildfire  Threat Assessment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - The 2020 wildfire season also included several particularly catastrophic wildfires. Five of the 20 m ost destructive wildfires in the state ’s history occurred in 2020 alone. Many of these fires were not only large and destructive, but they also exhibited extreme behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The program was first established with $8.5  million from the General Fund in 2020 ‑21, with subsequent budget packages providing General Fund appropriations of $30  million in 2021 ‑22 and $60  million in 2022 ‑ 23 —all provided on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (A B  32 , N ú ñez) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to  1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter  249 (S B  32 , Pavley) extended the limit to  40  percent below  1990 levels by  2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - In this post, we discuss how the extreme wildfire season of 2020 is impacting the state budget. 2020 ‑21 Budget Includes $373  Million for “E-Fund ” CalFire Budget Supports Base and Emergency Wildfire Response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285