Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Appropriations include $232  million for the Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Program, $148  million for Salton Sea projects, $123  million for the Flood Control Subventions Program, $63  million for State Plan of Flood Control projects, $30  million for groundwater management activities, and $8  million for improvement and management of stream gages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Specifically, it includes a drop in federal funds (from $81  million in 2022 ‑23 to $28  million in 2023 ‑24) due to expiration of limited ‑term monies and a significant (62  percent) increase in General Fund support (from $75  million in 2022 ‑23 to $123  million in 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723