Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - To begin addressing the barriers of lack of resources, authority, and motivation, we recommend: ( 1) i ncreased ongoing resources for CalFire inspections, ( 2) p roviding CalFire with administrative fee authority, and ( 3) u sing oversight of reported compliance rates to improve transparency and help motivate agency actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457