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

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
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 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 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Fish and Wildlife [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Fish and Wildlife [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4325

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - For example, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) provided emergency funding to more than 180 m ostly small water systems for projects such as connecting with another system or drilling new or deeper wells.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - (The exception to this approach is that the proposal includes small amounts of state operations —or “program delivery ” —funding scheduled for appropriation in future fiscal years to enable departments to hire and plan for program administration and oversight activities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Oct 18, 2021 - Small Off-Road Engines. The budget provides $30  million from GGRF to provide incentives for small professional landscaping services to purchase zero-emission small off-road equipment, such as electric leaf blowers and lawn mowers. $200  Million Annual Continuous Appropriation for Forest Health Beginning in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Supports SWRCB ’s Staffing Costs to Regulate Small Water Systems in Monterey County. The County of Monterey ’s local primacy agency delegation for regulating public small water systems was recently terminated, meaning SWRCB must take over these responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - This would include activities such as providing emergency drinking water for households with dry domestic wells, rescuing stranded fish and wildlife, and providing financial assistance to highly impacted small farmers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

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