The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Recent Major Funding Increase for Federal Broadband Programs Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Included $65   Billion for Broadband Programs Nationwide. In November 2021, the federal IIJA was signed into law providing $65  billion for broadband programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also provides $65  billion in federal funding for broadband infrastructure projects nationwide, with $42.45  billion allocated to the BEAD program mostly for state-administered last-mile broadband infrastructure project grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - The $65 million request lacks a clear and detailed justification and it does not discuss staffing needs. A mature proposal would include a detailed justification for all ongoing funding and position authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Of the $65  million in additional ETP grant funding, $15  million is to be directed at training programs that align with California Community College workforce training programs. Various Smaller Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - The BEAD program received $42.45  billion of the $65  billion total, most of which is to provide states and other jurisdictions with funding for last ‑mile broadband infrastructure projects. (Some funding can be used for middle ‑mile broadband infrastructure if required to connect a last ‑mile project.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - While overall health effects from wildfire smoke still are being studied, a rough estimate suggests wildfire smoke in 2020 caused about 20 deaths per 100,000 adults over the age of 65. Researchers suggest that particulate matter in fire‑prone areas could roughly double by the end of the century, and that a 50 percent increase in wildfire smoke could increase deaths of older adults by an additional 9 to 20 per 100,000 people annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575