The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - So far, much of the funding provided to the California Energy Commission to support ZEV fueling infrastructure has been used for fueling and charging infrastructure in public and shared locations, such as parking lots, workplaces, and multi ‑unit dwellings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - DPR indicates that this information would o nly be requested after the department identifies that a particular lot of produce carries illegal pesticide residues. Additionally, the proposed legislation would authorize DPR to levy new administrative penalties of up to $15,000 for entities that distribute and/or move quarantined produce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, some of the most significant climate impacts —such as heat and wildfire smoke —disproportionately affect certain medically vulnerable groups, including: children and the elderly, populations that have underlying medical conditions (such as asthma and cardiovascular disease), and populations that spend a lot of time outdoors (such as homeless populations and outdoor workers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Therefore, projects that use a lot of in ‑state labor and products manufactured in California likely are more stimulative for the state than those that result in the purchase of goods manufactured out ‑of ‑state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

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

Oct 18, 2021 - The budget provides $27.5  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis to convert an existing parking lot in the Presidio in San Francisco into parkland. This parkland will include interpretive works on the historic Buffalo Soldiers stables site, picnic sites, a family play meadow, and new paths and bikeways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463