Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - This could include walking around the home with the homeowner and visually identifying risks to the property, including violations of state defensible space requirements, as well as the failure to follow other best practices —such as home hardening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - This includes $453  million for specific local legislative priority projects and $25  million for the India Basin Project in San Francisco, as well as a few other smaller projects. Beach Restoration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $1,137 $465 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/2

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $2,099 $510 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $7,246.0 $157.1 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision $ 2,990 $217 Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - In general, the best way to do so would be to fund GHG ‑reduction activities that are outside of the capped sectors, such as related to natural and working lands and landfills. This is because the cap does not otherwise limit emissions from these  sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Adopted Budget Amount Should Reflect Best Estimate of Expenditures. The budget, as passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, should represent a realistic estimate or “best guess ” of the expected costs of wildfire protection in the relevant fiscal year, both from the General Fund and funded through reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Beyond awarding grants for new online courses, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional deve lopment and developing a “best of ” library of online materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

May 27, 2025 - Is Making the Bay-Delta Plan Exempt From CEQA the Best Way to Expedite the Process? And Should the Exemption Apply to All WQCPs? 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053