The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - It would so by making WQCPs “Class 8” actions. Current regulations exempt certain classes of projects from CEQA because they “have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Private nonindustrial entities own about one-quarter (8  million acres) of forestland. These include families, individuals, conservation and natural resource organizations, and Native American tribes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 7, 2025 - As shown in Figure  8 , NEM and CARE —along with wildfire ‑related costs and public purpose programs —contribute to substantially higher rates for nonsolar, non ‑CARE IOU customers. NEM Program for Customers With Rooftop Solar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950