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

Jan 7, 2025 - Typically, electricity use is highest in the evenings when household members return home from work and use electric appliances, particularly during summer months when many households seek to keep their homes cool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

May 27, 2025 - The proposal may offer benefits —namely, potentially expediting (and thereby also reducing costs for) this large infrastructure project intended to improve the reliability of the water supply delivered to Southern California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - The two proposals  include: Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP) Fund Shift ($32   Million Shift From GGRF to Proposition   4). The Governor proposes shifting $32  million of planned spending to implement CERIP from GGRF to Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Such certainty would help businesses make long ‑term investment decisions and facilitate the state ’s plans for how it can pursue its GHG goals and support high ‑priority  programs. Historically, Legislature Has Delegated Many Decisions on Cap ‑and ‑Trade to CARB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The proposal also includes $2  million to make improvements to the museum ’s entryway, lobby, and memorial plaza. Those improvements are expected to be completed in January 2026. Both components would be funded solely by this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For  example, the proposal does not set a goal for how many additional acre ‑feet of water will be recycled because of Proposition  4 investments. In addition, the administration has not explained how its planned reporting will specifically evaluate progress toward such goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Members of the public typically alert a local government about a disaster incident —such as a fire —through calls to the 9-1-1 system. Upon receiving such an alert, local first responders —such as police or fire departments —respond to the incident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Such language —which could be “after-the-fact ” to avoid operational impacts —would help improve transparency and legislative awareness of budgetary impacts. Recommend Deferring Action on High-Speed Rail Funding Until Legislature Has Sufficient Information on Project Status and a Detailed Plan for Potential Borrowing Against GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These gains are not tied to improvements in the state ’s broader economy, which has been lackluster, with elevated unemployment, a stagnant job market outside of government and healthcare, and sluggish consumer spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 24, 2025 - Federal, State, and Local Governments Have Responsibilities for Improving Air Quality. The  United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) sets air quality standards for specified criteria pollutants —such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxides —pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980