The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - While none of the administration ’s proposed activities raised specific concerns for us through our review, approving or modifying these proposals represents the Legislature ’s opportunity to confirm and express its intent and priorities —which could differ from what the Governor is proposing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 24, 2026 - However, given the existing ample availability of other, likely more cost ‑effective GHG ‑reduction programs and policies, such a costly focus on the aviation sector is not compelling to us at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Their recommendations led to the All of Us Research Program , which is building a diverse database of genomic and health data to help advance precision medicine biomedical research. All of Us intends to gather health data from more than one million people across all backgrounds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - In order to assist the Legislature in this process, we assess the Governor ’s specific 2022 ‑23 wildfire response ‑related budget proposals, based on the information available to us at the time of the preparation of this brief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

Administration’s Cap-and-Trade Report Provides New Information, Raises Issues For Consideration

Apr 15, 2016 - Understanding the magnitude of these co-benefits can be an important piece of information when evaluating vario us spending options and weighing trade-offs between achieving GHG reductions and other co-benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3445

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - It is difficult to know exactly which participants were incentivized by the program to replace their old vehicle or to purchase a more efficient vehicle, making it difficult for us to estimate how overstated the department ’s estimates for these programs are.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - To date, the administration has not provided us with the details of this proposal. Early Action Proposals. The Governor proposes over a dozen proposals costing $7.8  billion that he is asking the Legislature to pass in the early spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

Dec 10, 2019 - This report responds to increasing legislative interest in determining how the state can best prepare for the impacts of climate change, including sea‑level rise (SLR). Also see this Summary Fact Sheet for the report
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121