Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Additionally, in 2021, the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) collaborated with a private data analytics firm on an analysis of over 70, 000 p roperties within wildfire areas over a three ‑year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Framework For Cap-And-Trade Investment Plan Needs Further Development

Sep 22, 2015 - In particular, the administration ’s concept paper does not include the following information that could be used to guide future budget allocations: No Clear Analytical Justification for Prioritizing Funds for Certain Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Unless and until a different appellate court or the California Supreme Court were to reach an alternative conclusion in a future similar case, we cannot find a strong analytical reason for the Legislature to disregard the current court decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Unless and until a different appellate court or the California Supreme Court were to reach an alternative conclusion in a future similar case, we cannot find a strong analytical reason for the Legislature to disregard the 2022 decision by the Third District Court of Appeal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Specifically, the department ’s analytical approach to estimating benefits implicitly assumes that none of the participating consumers would have purchased a qualifying vehicle in the absence of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Agricultural fertilizers and animal wastes app lied to croplands are by far the largest regional sources of nitrate in groundwater, although other sources can be important in certain areas. SWRCB Administers Programs to Provide Safe Drinking Water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

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

Dec 10, 2019 - In addition to developing CoSMoS, USGS is engaged in various other scientific research endeavors that relate to SLR, including monitoring coastal erosion and groundwater hazards, sea ‑floor mapping, and the Hazard Exposure Reporting and Analytics project that assesses the potential socioeconomic impacts of SLR within California ’s coastal communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121