Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant Existing State‑Level Efforts to Address Climate Impacts Given that California is even now beginning to experience the effects of climate change, certain climate adaptation efforts are already underway at the local, regional, and state levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Funding this mandate does not have out ‑year fiscal implications for the state. Background Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities. State law tasks the commission with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local agencies create state ‑reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - This approach could reduce near ‑term state fiscal costs, allow the state to maximize available federal funding, and give the Legislature an opportunity to better evaluate the benefits and costs of the remediation activities before allocating additional state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - More Than Half of the Governor’s Proposed Activities Are Excluded From State Appropriations Limit (SAL). The California Constitution imposes a limit on the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - California Volunteers serves this purpose in the state, coordinating state funds and private donations to match federal funds for the state ’s AmeriCorps programs. Disaster Response and Recovery. California  Volunteers also is tasked with coordinating volunteer activities related to disaster response and recovery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - Some Proposed Spending Is Excluded Under State Appropriations Limit (SAL). The  California Constitution imposes a limit on the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year. The state can exclude certain capital outlay appropriations from the SAL calculation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Protecting State Assets and Responsibilities. For example, some funding in the package is targeted to addressing risks on state ‑owned lands, such as state parks. The Legislature could also consider whether more funding should be spent in ways that better ensure protection of other state assets, such as highways and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update The 2022‑23 Budget State Water Resources Control Board — Bay ‑Delta Plan Update Summary. In this post, we discuss the State Water Resources Control Board ’s (SWRCB ’s) efforts to update the water quality control plan for the Sacramento ‑San Joaquin Bay ‑Delta and its source rivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

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

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - State Conservation Camps Train Inmate Hand Crews. CalFire and CDCR jointly operate 35  conservation camps in 25 counties across the state. Inmates in the program live in a conservation camp rather than in a state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487