The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - These include drayage fleets that serve ports and railyards, state and local government fleets, and “high ‑priority ” fleets (fleets of entities that have $50  million or more in gross annual revenue or 50 or more vehicles).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These fund shifts would provide $50 million of previously unallocated Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan funds to Demand Side Grid Support Program. SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; DWR = Department of Water Resources; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; CalOES = California Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services; LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; and CEC = California Energy Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $50  million and 50 positions ongoing beginning in 2023 ‑24 (smaller amounts starting in 2019 ‑20)  to operate and maintain seven C ‑130 air tankers from the federal government, including contract funding for flight crews, maintenance parts and logistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 7, 2025 - On average, California IOU electricity rates are more than 50  percent higher than rates charged by POUs. In some cases, the differences in rates between individual utilities are quite stark, even within similar geographic areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950