The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Beach Restoration. The budget includes $15  million on a one-time basis from the Public Beach Restoration Fund, via a transfer from the General Fund, to provide funding for the construction of three beach restoration projects in Orange County, the City of San Clemente, and the Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - For example, in winter 2019, a portion of railway tracks used to carry passengers between Los Angeles and San Diego had to be closed to repair damage from a bluff collapse near the City of Del Mar. Private Property In addition to publicly owned assets, private property is also threatened by the effects of SLR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - Rising seas will also erode coastal cliffs, dunes, and beaches —affecting shorefront infrastructure, houses, businesses, and recreation. The state ’s Safeguarding California Plan cites that for every foot of SLR, 50 t o 100 feet of beach width could be lost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - However, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remain some of the largest sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin. These ports are responsible for about 10 percent of the basin’s total NOx emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - One study estimates that by 2100 sea-level rise, combined with the impact of a 100-year storm, could put $150 billion of property value at risk in California, as well as cause loss of beaches and other coastal habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

Improving State’s Approach to Park User Fees

Jan 12, 2017 - State Beaches. State beaches are very similar to state recreation areas except that they are located in coastal areas. They are developed for the same recreational opportunities. State Historic Parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3527

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Long Beach Tidelands Oil Revenues. Budget trailer legislation includes language governing revenues generated from oil and gas production in the tidelands off the coast of Long Beach. Existing state law grants use of these tidelands to the City of Long Beach, and a portion of resulting oil and gas production revenues is shared by the city and the state through a series of statutory agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - One prime example is the Tijuana River, which flows from the Mexican city of Tijuana across the border into the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve in San Diego County and then out into the Pacific Ocean past the city of Imperial Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Annual reduction of $49  million to transportation funding that the state provides to cities and counties for work on their local streets and roads. State transportation funding suballocated to cities and counties for these purposes is projected to be around $3.9  billion annually —meaning this proposal would result in a reduction of about 1   percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139