The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Funds Initiatives to Improve Coordination in Workforce Development. The 2025-26 budget includes funding for two initiatives, one in the LWDA and one in the Government Operations Agency (GovOps), to improve coordination between the state ’s workforce development and education agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Recent State Oversight Actions

Dec 1, 2016 - Matrix Acidizing. Matrix acidizing does not fracture the rock, instead, acid pumped into a well at relatively low pressure dissolves the rock and makes it more permeable. Acid Fracturing. Unlike hydraulic fracturing, which uses mainly water and chemical additives, acid fracturing is the high-pressure injection of mainly acidic fluid into a well to fracture the rock and etch the walls of the fractures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3513

Framework For Cap-And-Trade Investment Plan Needs Further Development

Sep 22, 2015 - For example, the framework could guide how to compare different investment options that are estimated to yield different GHG emission reduction totals and different types of co-benefits, such as improved air quality or improved natural habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298

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

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Feb 9, 2022 - California Education Learning Lab and Golden State Awards Background State Has Provided Higher Education Innovation Awards. In every budget cycle from 2014 ‑15 to 2020 ‑21, Governors have proposed one ‑time grant initiatives to support innovative practices at the state ’s public higher education institutions that improve student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Not all areas are equally equipped to do forest management projects due to limited financial resources, local workforce, or organizational capacity. Prioritizing projects in the most financially disadvantaged communities is important because they are the ones least able to implement high ‑priority projects on their own, and it is of regional interest that all areas make progress in improving forest health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - As a result, these owners have somewhat less of a financial incentive to invest in fire prevention activities to protect their home, such as defensible space. Similarly, the current allocation of costs could be a contributing factor to growing demand for development in high ‑risk fire areas because of the lower financial risk faced by property owners living in those areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - The programs offer technical assistance, financial assistance, monitoring of forest health and sustainability, and educational and awareness campaigns. The 2017 federal budget provided $ 234  m illion for State and Private Forestry programs nationally.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Consider Importance of Funding Additional Water Resilience Activities This Year, Given Large Recent Investments. While improving longer ‑term statewide drought resilience has merit, we recommend the Legislature weigh this goal against its other 2022 ‑23 budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - For example, the overall stimulative effects of different environmental projects are difficult to compare to other types of spending —such as spending on education, broadband infrastructure, or financial relief for households and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308