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

Jan 13, 2023 - On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662/2

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2023 - This post provides an overview of newly enacted legislation addressing the state's greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy goals, energy sources, and oil and gas extraction policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4660

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - The legislation defines a state agency as a state agency, board, department, or commission. The legislation requires DGS, in consultation with CARB, to publish a plan no later than 2026 that includes actions and investments for how state agencies can reach the target of net-zero emissions in their operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Assessing California's Climate Policies—The 2022 Scoping Plan Update

Jan 4, 2023 - Moreover, the 2017 plan then identified cap ‑and ‑trade as the state policy that would serve as a “backstop ” to ensure the state meets its target. That is, the plan explicitly stated that to the degree other policies collectively fell short of meeting the state ’s GHG reduction goals —sometimes referred as an emissions gap —the cap ‑and ‑trade program would reduce emissions further to make up the difference.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4656

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2022 -
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4644

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - A key component of the state ’s strategy to accomplish these improvements is to reintroduce a greater level of ongoing, controlled fire onto landscapes across the state. This includes expanding the use of prescribed fire by the state and its partners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Finally, it provides $13.5  million for the State Parks Pass Program, which provides state park passes that can be checked out at libraries. California Cultural and Art Installation in Parks Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

Overview of California's Ports [Publication Details]

Aug 23, 2022 - Overview of California's Ports [Publication Details] Description: This post describes how ports across the state operate and are funded, discusses related air quality and port congestion issues, and reviews recent state and federal actions regarding ports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4618

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - Several State Agencies Support California ’s Ports. State involvement with ports in California is distributed across several agencies, including the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618