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

Mar 18, 2026 - 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

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $10  million and 22 positions ongoing beginning in 2021 ‑22 to establish the Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence Integration Center, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 405 of 2019 (SB 209, Dodd).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CDPH = California Department of Public Health; COVID ‑19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; HHS = Health and Human Services; GARE = Government Alliance on Race and Equity; EMSA = Emergency Medical Services Authority; CalAIM = California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal; ICF ‑DDs = Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/2

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and Disability Advocacy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The state spent about 9 of the previous 11 years in drought (2012 ‑2016 and 2019 ‑2022). During the most recent drought, California experienced the driest three winter months on record (January through March  2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition to the amounts shown, the Governor proposes using $1.5  billion of ARP fiscal relief funds to pay for the sate share of direct coronavirus disease 2019 expenditures, resulting in lower General Fund costs by that amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - In 2019 ‑20, CalFire and contract counties issued fewer than 1, 000 c itations, which account for only 3  p ercent of the noncompliant findings. Moreover, 21 o f the 27 units (including contract counties) reported issuing only two or fewer citations in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Prior to 2019, only a negligible portion of the rates the three large IOUs charged were for wildfire ‑related costs, but this has grown to between 7  percent and 13  percent of average non ‑CARE bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Oct 18, 2021 - Chapter  81 of 2019 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) and Chapter  307 of 2020 (SB  865, Hill) required the transfer of WSD from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board from CalFire to OEIS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463