The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, a family of three must earn less than $93,418 annually in 2025 ‑26 to be eligible for programs. b Family earned at least 50 percent of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of application for services. c Child must have an individualized education program or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which includes an alternative compliance pathway for certain water users called voluntary agreements (VAs, also known as Healthy Rivers and Landscapes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5163

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The Delta Also Provides Vital Habitat to Hundreds of Fish and Wildlife Species. The Delta supports hundreds of fish and wildlife species, including migrating fish through the estuary and birds along the Pacific Flyway.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The state has a statutory responsibility to regulate waters that were formerly under federal jurisdiction (and has an interest in doing so given the implications for drinking and agricultural water quality and fish and wildlife habitat).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 17, 2026 - Figure 1 2025 ‑26 Budget Agreement Allowed Legislature to Review Position Eliminations in Nine Departments Fish and Wildlife State Water Resources Control Board Toxic Substances Control Industrial Relations Office of the Inspector General JLBC Did Not Concur With the Elimination of About Two-Thirds of Residual Positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor’s proposal to eliminate certain vacant state environmental positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - This includes $11.3 million annually for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), $11.2 million annually for the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and $8.6 million annually for the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks), among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The proposal also includes funding for 14 new positions at three departments —eight at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), five at the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), and one at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy —to support the administration of their bond programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - Wealth is the value of all the things a person has come to own over their lifetime. Wealth is different from incom e, which is how much a person earns in a set period of time, like one year. A person ’s wealth typically is measured by their net worth.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition, the spending plan allows DWR to receive reimbursements in 2025-26 from CNRA ($8  million from Proposition  68 [2018]) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ($3  million from Proposition  84 [2006]) for planning and construction of projects, as well as the aforementioned $148  million appropriation from Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080