The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Jan 10, 2021 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2020 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $1.9  billion (2.4  percent) in 2019 ‑20 and $11.9  billion (16.8  percent) in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - This total is a net decrease of $318  million, or 11  percent, from the estimated 2020 ‑21 level. This decrease is primarily due to one-time increases in Emergency Fund expenditures in 2020 ‑ 21 —totaling $1.1  billion after anticipated federal reimbursements —as a result of large wildfires in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - (The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act provided less than the statutory direction because of uncertainty about the amount of GGRF revenues at the time the budget act was adopted in June 2020.) Early Action Intended to Provide Immediate Funding in Advance of Fire Season.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $4 million in 2020 ‑21, increasing to $8 million and 24 positions thereafter to implement FireSIM and FireCAST wildfire forecasting technologies. CalFire, OES, CMD, and   CPUC —Wildfire  Threat Assessment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Administration Has Used Emergency Fund to Hire Additional Planned Firefighting Staff In July 2020, the Governor announced a plan to spend $73 million to hire 858 additional firefighters and support six California Conservation Corps crews through October 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

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

Feb 10, 2026 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - For example, federal funds contributed less than 1  percent of the Port of San Francisco ’s budget in 2020-21. California Ports and Air Quality Vehicles and Equipment at Ports Are Significant Sources of Air Pollution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Chapter 488 of 2006 (AB 32, Núñez/Pavley) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter 249 (SB 32, Pavley) extended the limit to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Examples include: 2020 Census. To raise awareness of the importance of participating in the 2020 Census, the state appropriated $187.2 million for outreach activities targeting hard‑to‑count households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523