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

Feb 18, 2025 - This  is particularly pertinent in 2025 ‑26 given that, as we discuss in our recent publication, The 2025‑26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the required Proposition 98 funding level in the budget year is projected to exceed the amounts needed to maintain existing school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2021 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $2.5  billion (2.7  percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $5.3  billion (5.7  percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Workforce training grants ($15  million in 2023 ‑24, partially offset by providing $14  million in Proposition  98 General Fund and limiting eligibility for the program to community colleges). Defensible space inspections ($5  million in 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Proposition  98 Reserve Deposits Required in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Proposition  2 (2014) established the Proposition  98 Reserve and set forth rules requiring deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - This includes $2.5  billion from projected budget-year auction proceeds and $298  million from other GGRF revenues (such as interest earnings, additional current-year revenues from the November 2022 auction, and utilizing the existing GGRF fund balance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan a Allocations based on Governor ’s estimate of $2.5 billion in 2020 ‑21. b Includes $12 million allocation in budget act. c Governor ’s estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - These include (1) $78.1  million ongoing to continue the Youth Jobs Corps program that was established as a 2.5 ‑year program using federal funds, and (2) $4.7  million annually through 2025 ‑26 and $9.3  million ongoing thereafter to double and extend the Climate Action Corps program that was established as five ‑year pilot effort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

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

Nov 14, 2022 - (PM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or less.) As a point of comparison, the California Air Resources Board estimates that wildfires in the recent severe fire years of 2018 and 2020 emitted roughly 380 and 1,070 Gg of PM2.5, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 budget includes $2.5  billion for CalFire, most of which —$2.1  billion —is for wildfire response. (The department also engages in other activities, such as wildfire prevention and forest health.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Other notable reductions include: $186  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, $131  million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), $98  million for drinking water and wastewater projects, and $50  million for dam safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928