Department of Toxic Substances Control: Performance Improvement Initiatives Merit Oversight

Apr 4, 2017 - Figure  2 shows the number of ability to pay cases completed every year from 2012 ‑13 through 2015 ‑16 and the number of cases projected to be completed in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18. Figure 2 Cost Recovery Program —Past and Projected Performance Ability To Pay Cases
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3644

The 2017-18 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Feb 16, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $1.8  billion for CPUC in 2017 ‑18, a net increase of $120  million (7  percent) compared to estimated expenditures in the current year. This year-over-year increase is largely the result of increased costs for the California LifeLine (LifeLine) program associated with an estimated increase in caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3568

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CalFire —13  Year ‑Round Fire Engines.  $40  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 and $33 million and 131 positions ongoing thereafter to purchase and staff 13 additional fire engines on a year ‑round basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA)

Feb 15, 2018 - Subsequently, the Legislature extended CAEATFA ’s limited-term spending authority through 2017-18 to continue the pilots. Total estimated CAEATFA spending on administration activities for the pilots through 2017-18 is over $7  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3755

Residential Water Use Trends and Implications for Conservation Policy

Mar 8, 2017 - Precipitation Data Suggests 2017 Will Be a Very Good Water Year for California. Fortunately, recent data suggest that the 2017 water year (October 2016 through September 2017) is very likely to be significantly better than recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3611

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - SWRCB has developed a model (the Water Use Objective Exploration Tool) that takes water use data from 2017 through 2021 and creates estimates of what individual suppliers ’ water use should be based on the various proposed standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Allocations in the 2025-26 budget included $13  million in 2025-26 for the OES California Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program, which provides financial assistance for wildfire resilience renovations. The budget reflects a corresponding reduction of $13  million General Fund that had originally been budgeted for the program in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - The restrictions were modified in June 2016 and then ended in 2017 when statewide water conditions improved. 2018 Legislation Enacted Framework for New Water Conservation Requirements. Previous legislation —Chapter   4 o f 2009 (SB7X  7, Steinberg) —established a goal of reducing statewide urban water use by 20  p ercent between 2009 and 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding proposed for the judicial streamlining program pursuant to Chapter  19 of 2021 (SB  7, Atkins) and Chapter  60 of 2023 (SB  149, Caballero) is at similar levels to what was provided in previous years, and would allow LCI to continue implementing the legislation ’s requirements through its sunset year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three. The proposal assumes the grant increase would go into effect October 1, 2019 and cost $ 348  m illion in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916