Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel). Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $1  billion in one ‑time General Fund over two years to expand housing development. Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for infill housing development, $300  million for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, $100  million to build housing on excess state sites, and $100  million to repurpose existing commercial buildings for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This authorizes the state to resume charging a $1 per-transaction fee on business partners who process vehicle registrations through DMV, with the revenue directed to help support the costs of the DXP project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 budget agreement committed an additional $100  million from the General Fund that was provided in 2023 ‑24 to augment funding for the Clean California Local Grant Program. The statewide program was administered by Caltrans and the combined $1.2  billion was used for the following activities: State Litter Abatement ($418   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - This reflects modeling assumptions from the California Air Resources Board ’s (CARB ’s) 2022 Scoping Plan, which assumes the state takes actions to implement the following: (1) ensure that 100 percent of new light ‑duty vehicle sales are zero ‑emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035, (2) ensure that 100 percent of new medium ‑ and heavy ‑duty vehicle
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Projects ($100   Million). The Governor ’s budget includes funding for bicycle and pedestrian safety projects through Caltrans ’ Highway Safety Improvement Program. Funding would be split evenly between state and local projects, with local projects being selected on a competitive basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program

Feb 10, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal to provide an additional $100  million for CCLGP in 2023 ‑24. As mentioned above, the program already will receive $148  million in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4526

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - In addition to the totals cited in Figure  1, the budget provides one-time General Fund appropriations totaling over $100  million for a number of specified local transportation projects, such as to implement pedestrian and safety enhancements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458