Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - This includes increased state support for a shared data collector application and ensuring that state and local agencies feed inspections data into a centralized system. Take Steps to Address Other Barriers to State and Local Efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Furthermore, CPUC anticipated these costs would increase substantially over time, given the trends toward higher fixed costs in electricity rates and a growing share of ratepayers installing rooftop solar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Feb 24, 2026 - In large part due to this cost differential, currently only a small share —less than 2   percent —of aviation fuel used in the United States is SAF. SAF Production Occurs Alongside Other Renewable Fuels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) subsequently adopted a regulation, Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), which required manufacturers to sell a growing share of their vehicles as ZEVs in alignment with state goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The department would shift from a primarily nonresidential center based ‑program to a primarily residential center based ‑program, with the share of corpsmembers in residential centers increasing from 44  p ercent to 58  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Specifically, the survey found that 23  percent of respondents earn $30,000 or less; 19  percent earn between $30,001 and $60,000; 15  percent earn between $60,001 and $90,000; and 11  percent report earning between $90,001 and $120,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - As illustrated in the figure, the share of remaining funding the Governor proposes appropriating in 2026 ‑27 varies across each of the individual bond categories. For example, the proposal includes 71  percent of the total remaining amount for extreme heat mitigation and a comparatively much lower 12  percent of the total remaining amount for coastal resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI reports that it currently is supporting some of its administrative staff functions using a share of the funding it received for limited-term activities and grants. However, while previous General Fund appropriations provided some flexibility to use funding to help cover officewide administrative costs, more recent rounds such as Proposition  4 bond funding came with additional limitations and made this practice more difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Nov 14, 2022 - (The severity of a fire is determined based on various factors , including the share of various types of vegetation—such as tree crowns—that are burned.) High‑severity wildfires often denude landscapes, leaving large areas with mostly charred remnants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - If, for example, CARB allocates a relatively smaller share of allowances to utilities (and a larger share to GGRF and/or industry), utility customers would receive smaller rebates —and therefore experience higher costs —than would otherwise be the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097