Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Other funding sources reported by local agencies include citations and fees, special taxes, and federal grants. For example, in 2020, voters in Marin County passed a special parcel tax to fund the creation of a joint powers authority focused on ï¬re protection and prevention, including defensible  space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget because the California Constitution requires that losses in certain local property tax revenues used to support local schools be backfilled by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - This authority would apply specifically for “priority investigations ” that involve multiple counties or a person who is the subject of an investigation in multiple counties. Priority investigations include pesticide incidents that cause serious impacts such as death or illness; contamination of drinking water, air, or land; animal and wildlife mortality; or property damage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - CalRecycle administers and provides oversight of the state ’s waste handling and recycling programs, which largely are managed at the local level by cities and counties. CalRecycle also implements several statewide programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These trends will be even more severe in some inland counties. For example, in Fresno County, the historical trends of five days of extreme heat per year are projected to increase to 29 days annually between 2035 and 2064 and 43 days annually between 2070 and 2099.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, in 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall), which increased fuel taxes and vehicle fees to support transportation-related infrastructure. More recently, the Legislature has appropriated billions of dollars from the General Fund and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to support a wide range of infrastructure, including for water conveyance and storage, energy transmission, electric-vehicle charging, and transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - More specifically, as shown in Figure  9 , some areas of high risk that are not covered by the first two rounds of regional grants include much of Riverside County, South Eastern Sonoma County, Upper Salinas Las Tablas, San Gabriel River Watershed, San Bernardino County, and Inyo County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - For example, should there be a sunset date for tax exemptions on midsized  businesses? Adopt a Tax Package That Raises Sufficient Revenues to Pay for Desired Expenditures. To address the ongoing structural imbalance, we recommend the Legislature adopt a tax structure for TSCA that aligns with its expenditure priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406