A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Certain communities across the state are burdened by higher levels of pollution and other negative environmental impacts than others, and many of these communities are disproportionately home to large populations of people of color and Californians earning lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - As a general rule, the CCC needs to keep corpsmembers working on projects about 70  p ercent of the time in order to earn sufficient reimbursement revenues to keep the CCC from running a budgetary shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - This is because the money used to pay the wages of these additional jobs comes from somewhere else in the economy. For example, the money used to pay these workers could come from households paying higher prices or higher taxes or fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Typically, electricity use is highest in the evenings when household members return home from work and use electric appliances, particularly during summer months when many households seek to keep their homes cool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Data that Parks has collected from surveys of program users indicate that the program serves participants across a range of incomes, including those at the lower end. Specifically, the survey found that 23  percent of respondents earn $30,000 or less; 19  percent earn between $30,001 and $60,000; 15  percent earn between $60,001 and $90,000; and 11  percent report earning between $90,001 and $120,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Lack of Resources Deters Many Homeowners From Maintaining Defensible Space. Research suggests that the resources required to complete defensible space work —in the form of time and money —can be a significant barrier.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - For example, to the extent protecting homes and reducing economic costs are high priorities, the Legislature could consider dedicating more funding to community hardening. Alternatively, to the extent that mitigating damage to the environment from severe wildfires is a high priority, the Legislature could consider focusing more on improving the health of forests and landscapes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures

May 16, 2016 - How Do CZ Recycling Centers Make Money? As shown in Figure 2, CZ recyclers earn money from two main sources: the sale of collected scrap material and payments from the Beverage Container Recycling Fund (BCRF) —processing payments, handling fees, and administrative fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3466

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - If the CPUC subsequently determines that the IOU acted as a prudent manager, and therefore can recover the costs from ratepayers, then the CPUC would authorize additional rate increases to collect the money needed to reimburse the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079