The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Some of the key questions for the Legislature to explore in the coming months and years could include: State vs. Local Role. Which activities are appropriate for the state to undertake, and which should be local responsibilities?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - This means the costs are borne by people around the world. As a result, most of the benefits of reducing GHGs in California accrue to other parts of the world. Similarly, reductions in other parts of the world will have benefits in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - In 2012, the Legislature passed and Governor Brown signed Chapter 524 (AB 685, Eng) , which established the state policy that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

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

Nov 14, 2022 - Excepting those two severe years, wildfires between 2011 and 2020 emitted an average of roughly 136 Gg of PM2.5 annually. Thus, recent decades of relatively little smoke—driven by policies of fire exclusion—are likely well below the historical norm.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - For each professional training program, the department could measure the number of corpsmembers who ( 1)  s uccessfully complete the training and earn the relevant certification, ( 2)  f ind post ‑service employment in the areas of their CCC training, and ( 3)  e arn post ‑service income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

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

Feb 21, 2020 - Includes $20  million one time to create a mission tasking fund for state agencies that have been tasked by OES to perform response and recovery activities for declared disasters and $7.5  million ongoing to support 88 positions to administer the mission tasking fund and provide staff augmentations across the department. 110 Fire Eng ines. $25  million one time (GGRF) in 2018 ‑19
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, work and economic activity will be disrupted by flooding of ports, docks, surrounding roadways, or adjacent railways through which goods are distributed —affecting deliveries of imports across the state, as well as exports such as Central Valley agricultural products that are shipped throughout the world.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - In 2011, the Legislature enacted Chapter 476 (AB 341, Chesbro), which, among other provisions, established a goal that by 2020, at least 75 percent of statewide solid waste generated be source reduced, recycled, or composted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - Changes to DPR ’s budget since 2011 –12 have resulted in a SPRF operating deficit and depletion of the SPRF balance. During the recent recession, the 2011 –12 and 2012 –13 budgets reduced baseline General Fund support for the department by a total of $22  million to achieve General Fund savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354