The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Much of the funding is to be awarded through competitive grants to eligible applicants includi ng local agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and utilities. Remaining funding will support state ‑led activities, such as deferred maintenance and wildfire resilience activities at state parks and projects at the Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 18, 2026 - SWRCB must notify the public of proposed changes, hold public hearings, and consider and respond to written comments. The board also may hold workshops or informal meetings to gather input. Additionally, state policy (via executive orders and CEQA) directs agencies —including SWRCB —to consult with native tribes when decisions, such as updates to the Bay ‑Delta Plan, may affect tribal interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature decides its budget framework cannot accommodate all of the new proposed spending, it could revise existi ng statutory requirements to downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and corresponding resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - However, the Legislature can be proactive about monitoring these programs to ensure that they are achieving legislative goals in a cost ‑effective manner, such as through requesting information, reviewing outcomes, holding oversight hearings, and/or adjusting them as warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB has used its broad authority to promulgate numerous regulations, such as those that require entities to shift to ZEVs (includi ng the ZEF, ACF, and ZEAS regulations discussed elsewhere in this report) and require reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels (known as the Low Carbon Fuel  Standard  program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Hold individual or regional workshops annually for specified sectors, including manufacturing, retail, construction, and landscaping industries. Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Whether making all WQCPs exempt from CEQA is the best way to get the Bay-Delta Plan revised and adopted —without risk of CEQA-related lawsuits holding it up —is not clear. Other WQCPs, including regional WQCPs, presumably are less likely to face the prolonged delays that have plagued the Bay-Delta Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - In  contrast, holding off on making spending commitments until it has more information about the budget situation it faces in each given fiscal year would preserve more flexibility for the Legislature to target available discretionary GGRF funds to its pressing and emerging priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - They also might hold community events or conduct educational workshops, for example, to teach people how to convert lawns to drought ‑resilient landscapes or access rebates. Implementing Restrictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823