Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Urban water suppliers employ various strategies to meet and manage customers ’ water use needs, including strategies to reduce demand, especially during times of drought. These  include: Using Different Rate Structures or Raising Rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - For example, in 2006, the Ports of Lon g Beach and Los Angeles adopted a Clean Air Action Plan, which contains a number of pollution reduction programs and strategies. As a result of implementing this plan and other strategies, between 2005 and 2020, the ports reported significant reductions in PM, NOx, and sulfur oxides emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - This means that $68  million of Proposition  4 funding is not being provided on top of previous funding for land stewardship, but instead replaces those previous allocations. As  noted earlier, the Governor uses the freed ‑up funds for a number of other expenditures throughout the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Such activities would include statewide conferences, training events, and the development of additional strategies to promote the adoption of farm to school practices. Funding would be administered by CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - If the Legislature believes these projects are a top priority and chooses to fund them, it likely will need to make additional reductions to other planned expenditures given the worsening budget picture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

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

Mar 18, 2026 - While VAs can result from litigation, they differ from regular court orders or traditional top ‑down regulations in that the affected parties negotiate a settlement to try to achieve agreed ‑upon objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Recommendation Weigh Merits of LCI Proposals Within Context of Overall Budget Strategy. As the budget picture becomes more clear in the next few months, we recommend the Legislature decide whether the merits of these proposals outweigh the resulting additional pressure on the General Fund both in 2026-27 and out-years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - By including funding for state operations in Tier 1, they are taken “off the top ” before allocations are computed for nearly all other activities. The main implication of this approach is that any activities that are added to this category essentially result in less funding available to support programs in other tiers and a greater likelihood that Tier 3 programs may not receive their full statutory allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Governor’s Proposals Uses Three Strategies to Generate $4.1   Billion in General Fund Solutions for 2024 ‑25 Budget Problem. Similar to last year, the  Governor relies on three strategies to achieve additional General Fund savings from climate, resources, and environmental programs: reductions, funding delays, and fund shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Feb 10, 2026 - That said, the Legislature may choose to set its “bar ” for approving funding for new activities at a different level —either because of differing priorities, or by necessity based on its overall strategy to address the evolving budget condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116