The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Given this, we recommend that the Legislature ask OES during budget hearings whether it is able to develop a strategic plan for enhancing emergency response capacity before tasking OES with doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Governor Can Bypass the Legislative Process Unnecessarily Under CESA, the Governor determines when a state of emergency exists and, as a result, determines when typical legislative budget and policy processes do not need to be followed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - Major earthquakes have occurred less frequently than flooding and fires —representing about 7  percent of state emergency declarations. However, when they do occur, earthquakes can be some of the most destructive types of disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - This would be a reasonable approach since the system provides broader benefits to society, including ensuring that a more robust emergency response system is available to everyone, including those who do not have phones connected to the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5029

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - (Some types of assistance—such as to replace personal property—may only be available for individuals that do not qualify for Small Business Administration [SBA] loans, which are described in further detail below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

How California Governments Respond to Disasters

Jan 10, 2019 - In doing so, FEMA considers whether the estimated/projected response costs exceed at least one of two thresholds—one for individual fires and one for multiple fires within a calendar year—based on the state’s population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3919

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - We recommend requiring DOF to provide monthly emergency expenditure reports. For each emergency ‑related activity, the monthly reports should show, at a minimum, all planned and actual emergency spending by state entities, including expenditure of funds allocated from DREOA, federal funds, and private funds, as well as the expenditure of funds
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - OES reports that its goals for the Fund include providing support for under-resourced communities and ensuring agencies do not delay in requesting or providing mutual aid due to financial considerations, among other things.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982