The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - Honey bees need access to foraging habitat within a few miles of a hive in order to have a nutritious diet. The application of pesticides can seriously affect honey bee health and in some cases prove fatal to bees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - We also summarize these considerations in Figure  2 . Figure 2 Key Considerations for Designing a Fiscal Relief Package Which groups of Californians to prioritize in providing relief? Which potential policies best align with the Legislature ’s relief priorities?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - A third 2022 study revealed links between estimated exposure to smoke from wildfires and various labor outcomes, including lower income, employment, and labor force participation. Specifically, the study estimated that wildfire smoke reduced nationwide earnings from jobs by an average of close to 2 percent per year (the equivalent of $125 billion annually) between 2007 and 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - The Governor mentions the possibility of pursuing a general obligation bond for replacing or supplementing some program funding, but has not submitted a formal proposal to do so nor linked any specific program changes to potential bond funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9  million through Chapter  5 of 2025 (A B  102 , Gabriel), and (3) $3.3  billion through Chapter  104 of 2025 (S B  105 , Wiener).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Additionally, CARB still is considering linking California’s cap‑and‑invest program with the program in Washington state. Such a linkage could affect allowance prices in both states as they come into alignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - DTSC indicates that its proposal has two primary goals —( 1)  t o investigate and clean up contaminated sites in EJ communities and ( 2)  t o develop these sites for future housing. The latter is to help address the state ’s severe shortage of affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - Below, we highlight some key issues we recommend the Legislature consider in determining how to structure a bond ’s ( 1)  s ize, ( 2)  f ocus, ( 3)  p roject selection criteria, and ( 4)  e valuation measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - (Its last round of grant funding for a similar program had nearly $2  billion in unfunded requests.) Phases in Funding Based on Program Readiness. Administering departments will use Proposition  4 funds for (1)  planning, administration, and oversight and (2)  project implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - While the Legislature could select —and indeed may prefer —other criteria, the framework we suggest is intended to help differentiate proposals that address pressing, near ‑term needs from those that are potentially less urgent, even when the latter might advance important policy objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116