The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - . — $0.9 a CalHeatScore implementation Support one new and one existing position to coordinate and conduct outreach on local government adoption of the new statewide extreme heat ranking system pursuant to Chapter 264 of 2022 (AB 2238, L.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The final budget agreement instead eliminated fewer positions (4,994) and provided the Legislature additional time to review 1,009 additional positions which we refer to as “residual: ” (1)  those associated with implementing legislation chaptered in 2022 and 2023 across numerous departments, and (2)  all of those in nine specified departments which we highlight in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CalFire —Staffing to Support CMD and CCC Fire Crews. $104 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 and $50 million and 238 positions ongoing thereafter to support the addition of CCC and CMD crews. CalFire —Additional Relief Staffing. $97 million in 2022 ‑23 and $85 million and 455 positions ongoing thereafter to increase firefighter staffing levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection Firefighter crew CalFire $169 million GF in 2022 ‑23, $164 million GF ongoing, and 827 positions to staff and support 17 new Firefighter 1 crews and fund associated equipment and special repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Oct 16, 2023 - This total is a net decrease of $680  million, or 62  percent, from the estimated 2022 ‑23 level. This decrease is primarily due to the expiration of one-time funds that were available to CNRA in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - VA Parties Submitted an Alternative Proposal in 2022. Water users missed the 2019 deadline to submit a VA proposal to SWRCB. In March  2022, they came forward with an initial Memorandum of Understanding detailing terms to advance a VA for the Sacramento/Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Legislature Adopted Several New Goals and Requirements in the 2022 Session. This post describes the major climate and energy-related legislation enacted in 2022. While many of these actions were initially proposed by legislators in some form, most also were advocated for by the Governor as a package late in the 2022 legislative session.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Citing previous court decisions, including the 2002 and 2022 appellate court decisions, CSM also concluded that local governments in the Santa Ana case lacked sufficient authority to raise fees during the historic period and that SB  231 did not apply retroactively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update The 2022-23 Budget Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update LAO January Revenue Estimates Were Substantially Higher Than Governor ’s Budget. In our January analysis, The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan , we identified different cap-and-trade auction revenue scenarios, including a “base” revenue
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control Reform Implementation

Jan 25, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control Reform Implementation The 2022-23 Budget Department of Toxic Substances Control Reform Implementation Summary. In this post, we provide a description and analysis of the Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 budget proposals to spend the additional revenues the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is expected to receive from last year ’s governance and fiscal reform.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4497