Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Furthermore, any such benefits would have to be weighed against the significant additional capital outlay and operational costs of providing corpsmember slots in a residential center setting compared to nonresidential slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Some recent modeling suggests that reauthorization likely will put upward pressure on prices and potentially lead to them reaching the price ceiling over the next several years. As  highlighted in the figure, in the hypothetical scenario of allowance prices reaching the price ceiling, we estimate that cap ‑and ‑trade would contribute roughly 74 cents per gallon to gasoline
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - These free allowances are intended to protect electric consumers from significant cost increases associated with the program. To that end, utilities are required to consign most of these free allowances to auction and use the proceeds to provide rebates to consumer s, known as the “California Climate Credit. ” These rebates currently are provided to residential customers each year in April and October.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - Essentially, it will want to consider whether it wants to make reductions—either those proposed by the Governor or equivalent alternatives—to free up resources for these flood projects. Flood and Levee Proposals Might Meet That Higher Bar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - This is important for manufacturers because it can take several years to design and integrate new technologies into their vehicle models. A 2017 analysis by CARB, U.S.  EPA, and NHTSA estimated that the existing emission standards will reduce lifetime GHG emissions from all model year 2021 t hrough 2025 vehicles sold in the nation by about 100  m illion metric tons per model year ( 540  m illion metric tons total).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2017-18 Budget: Cap-and-Trade

Feb 13, 2017 - Based on modeling on cap ‑and ‑trade through 2020 done by a group of economic advisors to ARB, there is potential for significant price volatility in the cap ‑and ‑trade market. The researchers found that allowance prices are likely to be either near the minimum price established by ARB or the soft price ceiling, but not as likely to be in the intermediate range (for example, $30).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3553

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - This system requires less space than a staffed collection site and can collect many more containers much faster than a reverse vending machine, which requires consumer to feed containers into the machine one by one.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Moreover, the state already funds a number of other free state parks pass programs, including for lower ‑income residents who may face more barriers to access. California Air Resources Board (CARB): Zero ‑Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Incentive Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The California State Parks Library Pass Program provides free access to state parks through 33,000 passes that can be checked out from public library branches throughout the state. Passes can be checked out by all library card holders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967