Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

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

Mar 18, 2026 - SWRCB officially began the most recent update to the Bay ‑Delta Plan in early 2009. It divided the effort into two phases based on geography, noting that each of the two major river systems is fed by snowmelt from different geographic regions, receives differing levels of precipitation, has distinct topographies, and supports different at ‑risk fish and wildlife species.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter 115 (SB 162, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated from the General Fund an unspecified amount to county elections officials and the Secretary of State for the “actual and reasonably necessary costs, as determined by the Director of Finance,” to conduct the election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Legislation Eases CEQA and Coastal Act Requirements for Official Olympics-Related Development. Assembly Bill 149 exempts from CEQA the construction of temporary facilities for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also exempts any temporary Olympics facility located in the coastal zone from having to obtain a coastal development permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Notably, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission —rather than CPUC or local elected officials —generally oversees the transmission portion of electricity rates, as transmission infrastructure can cross state lines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly poor conditions replicated catastrophic outcomes for this species in the summer of 2021, when state officials estimated just 2 percent of migrating juveniles survived. Significant declines—or potential permanent extinctions—of the state’s native fish species represent not just a loss of public trust natural resources, but also impair the state’s fishing industry and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575