The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Background Youth Jobs Corps Focuses on Providing Employment Opportunities for Underserved Youth. CA Volunteers provides Youth Jobs Corps funding directly to cities and other jurisdictions to employ and support underserved youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - Background Different Types of Forestry Management Jobs There are a wide range of forestry management jobs, which are generally focused on maintaining the health of forests and natural landscapes and reducing the risk of severe wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A significant decrease in agricultural production could have considerable employment impacts in that region, such as fewer jobs overall and unpredictable changes to the nature of remaining jobs. Loss of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Increasing Temperatures and Severe Weather Events Threaten State ’s Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Native Plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - For example, the Legislature might want to consider how CCC fits into the broader continuum of government programs that provide similar opportunities for young adults to earn high school degrees and receive job training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Formula grants provide a larger amount of funding, to be allocated on a formula basis, based on the number of job losses in the state ’s oil and gas industry, the number of documented deserted wells, and the projected cost to remediate these wells.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - Second, even if government policies create additional net jobs, this job creation often comes with trade ‑offs. This is because the money used to pay the wages of these additional jobs comes from somewhere else in the economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - A scenario of six feet of SLR combined with a 100‑year storm increases the scope of this vulnerability to over 2,600 business establishments, which would affect 49,000 jobs, $8 billion in sales, and $6.1 billion of the county’s gross domestic product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - Moreover, funding a workforce development program would be problematic if there are not enough ongoing job opportunities to support those who do become trained by the program. The department has indicated that workforce development funding will be distributed according to where cleanup projects will be undertaken with the proposed new funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406