Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Multiple Entities Have an Interest in Supporting Defensible Space Practices Defensible Space Helps Homeowners Protect Their Homes. Defensible space is generally considered to be the homeowner ’s responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Based on the system ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, these sites have a combined 87  million square feet of building space. This includes academic space (such as classrooms, laboratories, and libraries) as well as nonacademic space (such as parking structures, bookstores, and cafeterias).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This publication discusses the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, including $143 million for hand crews, $8 million for defensible space inspectors, and $54 million for various capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4343

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The projects related to the relocation of the Los Angeles Spring Street courthouses are also necessary as the landlord is terminating the state’s lease of space. Without this funding to build or modify space to relocate the courtrooms into existing courthouses, service levels would be impacted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Based on the system ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, these sites have a combined 87  million square feet of building space. This includes both academic space (such as classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and faculty offices) and nonacademic space (such as parking structures, bookstores, and cafeterias).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Space utilization CDCR and CCC report a lack of sufficient space to hold in ‑person courses, yet CDCR lacks a comprehensive assessment of its space utilization. Adopt statutory space and utilization standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - This is the final brief of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. This brief focuses on higher education facilities. The brief includes key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037

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

Feb 10, 2026 - CalFire: Defensible Space Inspector Resources. The budget proposes $6.2  million General Fund and 19 positions in 2026 ‑27 (and a similar amount ongoing), along with 12 new positions to be funded by CalFire ’s existing GGRF allocation, for the department to perform defensible space inspections of parcels within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) once every three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 1, 2018 - The Governor proposes $207,000 from the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund in 2018 ‑19, rising to $265,000 in 2022 ‑23 and annually thereafter to fund additional rental costs associated with ABC occupying privately owned leased space rather than its current space in the state-owned Santa Ana State Building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3739