The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Much of the funding is to be awarded through competitive grants to eligible applicants includi ng local agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and utilities. Remaining funding will support state ‑led activities, such as deferred maintenance and wildfire resilience activities at state parks and projects at the Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature decides its budget framework cannot accommodate all of the new proposed spending, it could revise existi ng statutory requirements to downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and corresponding resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB has used its broad authority to promulgate numerous regulations, such as those that require entities to shift to ZEVs (includi ng the ZEF, ACF, and ZEAS regulations discussed elsewhere in this report) and require reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels (known as the Low Carbon Fuel  Standard  program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - It sets aside funding to respond to wildfires that will inevitably occur and is flexible to account for the inherent unpredictability regarding the number, scale, and timi ng of those wildfires. Some E-Fund Allocated to Bolster Baseline Response Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Fire Engine Prepositioni ng. $25  million annually to pre ‑position mutual aid fire engines and other related equipment in order to decrease local response times to potentially destructive wildfires and other disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

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

Dec 10, 2019 - This report responds to increasing legislative interest in determining how the state can best prepare for the impacts of climate change, including sea‑level rise (SLR). Also see this Summary Fact Sheet for the report
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121