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

Feb 18, 2025 - Background Office of Farm to Fork Promotes Access to Healthy Food and Food ‑Based Education in Schools. CDFA ’s Office of Farm to Fork administers the Farm to School Program, which serves as a statewide resource to assist schools in procuring more locally grown food and engaging students to eat healthier diets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

May 7, 2025 - Cap ‑and ‑Trade Design Features —Like a Lower Price Ceiling —Can Also Promote Affordability. The design of the cap ‑and ‑trade program also can be modified to mitigate potential impacts on affordability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Funds Initiatives to Improve Coordination in Workforce Development. The 2025-26 budget includes funding for two initiatives, one in the LWDA and one in the Government Operations Agency (GovOps), to improve coordination between the state ’s workforce development and education agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This improves the budget ’s bottom line. School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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: 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

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: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - For example, a modified approach could rely more on (1)  other regulations or activities that are covered under existing waivers and/or (2)  activities that are unlikely to require federal waivers, such as financial incentive programs, programs that assess varied fee levels based on a vehicle ’s emissions, or indirect source rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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