The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which includes an alternative compliance pathway for certain water users called voluntary agreements (VAs, also known as Healthy Rivers and Landscapes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5163

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - State Uses Bay‑Delta Plan to Help Balance Multiple Water Uses Water quality control plans —including the Bay ‑Delta Plan —are key tools the state uses to protect water quality and help manage water resources throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - …Shifting Regulation of Certain Waters to the State. At the state level, all WOTUS —and many other waters, wetlands, and streams —meet the state statutory definition for “waters of the state ” because it is much broader than the federal definition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Overview of State Wildfire Resilience Funding [Publication Details]

May 13, 2026 - Overview of State Wildfire Resilience Funding [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5184

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions Summary The Governor ’s budget includes the permanent elimination of certain vacant state positions in environmental departments to generate budgetary savings, initially proposed as part of the 2025-26 budget but delayed subject to further legislative review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5124

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

Mar 19, 2026 - However, in the context of the state ’s structural budget deficit, any increases to ongoing General Fund spending will inevitably require commensurate programmatic reductions (or revenue increases) elsewhere in the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - This report provides a framework to help the Legislature approach funding environment-related programs within the context of the state's budget challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, the state began to reduce its firefighter duty week from a 72 ‑hour workweek to a 66 ‑hour workweek, consistent with a 2022 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and the CalFire firefighters ’ union.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116