The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2025-26 Spending Plan series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2025-26 Spending Plan series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5081

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - In 2003, the state, the federal government, native tribes, and a number of water districts in the region entered into a series of agreements to address longstanding issues regarding use of Colorado River water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - Next, we provide a series of recommendations on the individual wildfire ‑response proposals we assessed. Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature (1)  approve those proposals that appear reasonable, (2)  withhold action on two proposals pending the receipt of certain information from the administration, (3)  withhold action on proposals that rely on funding provided
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - The state has responded by providing a series of one ‑time General Fund backfills to keep the fund solvent, which is primarily how the fund balance has remained positive. The reform package was intended to address the structural deficit and generate additional ongoing revenues for HWCA to support both existing services and programmatic expansions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - While the companion reports in this series highlight climate change issues specific to different sectors, certain major themes are applicable across all policy areas. One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This report contains four primary sections: (1) a description of the five key climate hazards affecting California, (2) the major ways those hazards impact sectors across the state, (3) significant existing state‑level efforts underway to address climate change impacts, and (4) key issues for the Legislature to consider in response to these impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4575

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

Oct 18, 2021 - Existing state law grants use of these tidelands to the City of Long Beach, and a portion of resulting oil and gas production revenues is shared by the city and the state through a series of statutory agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature consider each proposal separately and ask a series of consistent questions when determining whether the proposals warrant early action. Specifically, we recommen d the Legislature ask: Does the Administration Provide Sufficient Evidence of a Problem?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309