The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget for 2025 ‑26 proposes $1.2  billion to support CARB ’s activities, mostly from special funds. This represents a net reduction of $240   million —or 17   percent —compared to CARB ’s estimated expenditure level in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Funding Supports State ’s Recent Efforts to Increase Farm to School Practices. We find that the portions of the Governor ’s proposal dedicated to the Farm to School Incubator Grant Program, the program assessment, and statewide outreach are aligned with and would help to enhance and expand the state ’s recent efforts in this space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - As of January 2025, both our office and DOF projected that the state ’s General Fund will be roughly balanced in 2025 ‑26 under the Governor ’s budget proposal. However, various factors could change over the coming months that could affect the condition of the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Fund Shifts to Proposition   4 Reflect Administration ’s Priorities, but Legislature ’s May Differ. As highlighted earlier in Figure  4, the Governor ’s proposal shifts support for previous commitments totaling $273  million from the General Fund and $32  million from GGRF to Proposition  4 funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - California ’s climate makes it naturally susceptible to wildfires. The state ’s rainfall is highly seasonal, usually falling mostly in the late fall and winter. Starting in the spring, much of the state typically experiences low levels of rainfall and increasingly warm conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Includes Some Smaller Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 7, 2025 - California ’s electricity rates are among the highest in the country. On average, residential electricity rates in California are close to double those in the rest of the nation, mostly driven by high rates charged by the state ’s three large investor ‑owned utilities (IOUs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Sep 12, 2024 - (As noted earlier in the “Other Recent Augmentations ” section, the budget reduces statewide funding for this program by $2  million.) $14  million for the Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research —which the budget package renames as the Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation —for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Mar 5, 2024 - Support DPR ’s Community Air Pollution Workload With DPR Fund. We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal to fund DPR ’s community air pollution workload with GGRF  and instead support these activities with the DPR Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - Additionally, the administration ’s proposed approach would have significant effects on CalFire, resulting in a roughly 20  percent increase in the department ’s budget and staffing levels and expanding its operations during months that are relatively low ‑risk for wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886