Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - Second, even if government policies create additional net jobs, this job creation often comes with trade ‑offs. This is because the money used to pay the wages of these additional jobs comes from somewhere else in the economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - The  Governor “makes room ” for the Youth Jobs Corps and other proposed new spending by making reductions to funds committed for other programs, including many in the climate, natural resources, and transportation areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - As a result, the amount of money available for new spending in the 2020 ‑21 budget will largely depend on how much revenue is generated at the four quarterly auctions held in 2020 ‑21. Given the condition of the fund and the high level of uncertainty about future revenue discussed above, we think making GGRF appropriations contingent on future auction revenue is a reasonable approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Based on our conversations with the department, it would like to expand the training and educational opportunities it offers to all corpsmembers to help make them more competitive in the job market when they separate from the CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - Alternatively, to the extent that it can be determined that current pay scales are a primary barrier to attracting and retaining forestry staff, the state could explore changing certain state job classifications to expand eligibility or increase pay scales to make the jobs more attractive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - More than 2  million Californians work in these jobs, representing about 10  percent of the state ’s overall workforce. Furthermore, Latino workers make up a disproportionate share of the workforce in outdoor industries that face greater exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575