The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - According to the administration, program participants would be paid and receive ( 1)   3 m onths of classroom instruction in basic forestry and firefighting, ( 2)   3 m onths of industry ‑recognized firefighting training and certification (while also being available to support fire suppression and resource management efforts as needed), and ( 3)   1 2 m onths of full ‑time assignment as part of an engine crew.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Although uncertainty remains about the timing and magnitude of when and how these hazards and their resulting impacts will manifest, the science is conclusive that they will be part of California ’s future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - For example, the CCC must prioritize between the amount of time corpsmembers spend working on projects that help them to develop basic job skills and the amount of time they spend attending high school or community college classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - The package also includes requirements for several annual and one-time reports to provide the Legislature with key information to help inform its oversight efforts. 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

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - While this is not an unusually high number of wildfires, the number of acres burned in these wildfires far exceeds recent trends. As shown in Figure  1, over 4  million acres have burned in wildfires so far in 2020, more than doubling the acreage burned in the next worst year of the past few decades (2018).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Wildfires caused by powerlines can be particularly damaging, in part because some of the factors that cause utility  ignitions —such  as high winds damaging electrical  lines —also  contribute to a rapid spread of fire that is difficult to control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Mar 19, 2024 - Should it fund the workweek change, the Legislature could use it as an opportunity to hold CalFire more accountable for achieving demonstrable wildfire resilience co ‑benefits by requiring more detailed reporting on (1)  how CalFire  firefighters spend their time, including the amount of time spent on wildfire resilience activities, and (2)  the number of acres treated by CalFire firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114