The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board ’s Order in South Orange County. CSM determined that several of the requirements in the permit issued by the regional board in 2009 constitute state-reimbursable mandates for Orange County, Orange County Flood Control District, and the cities of South Orange County that are within the San Diego region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - However, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remain some of the largest sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin. These ports are responsible for about 10 percent of the basin’s total NOx emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - California has two regions with the most critical air quality challenges in the nation —the South Coast Air Basin and the San Joaquin Valley. The regions need to make substantial reductions in criteria pollutants from all sources —specifically , nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter —to meet federal air quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

May 27, 2025 - Delta Conveyance Project Background The Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) is the latest proposal to bypass the central Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) to convey water from the northern Delta to pumps south of the Delta as part of the State Water Project (SWP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - In 2018, the board adopted Phase I of these new updates, which includes new water quality flow objectives for the lower San  Joaquin River and its tributaries (the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers), as well as updated salinity objectives for the South Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - For example, the Clean Cars 4 All program in the South Coast offers low ‑ and moderate ‑income households financial support for home EV charging infrastructure. What is the program outreach strategy?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - The  second is CFTC ‑South, which is a leased facility in Riverside County. In recent years, CFTC ‑South has become an important ongoing, year ‑round location for CalFire training. In addition to these facilities, CalFire also provides training at various other sites, such as Castle Training Center in Atwater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt. State Failing to Meet Goal for Doubling Natural Salmon Population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - . $16 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 for 13 new fire engines and other equipment for the Ventura Training Center and the California Fire Training Center South. CalFire —Innovative  Procurement.  $15  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 for CalFire to work with vendors to test proofs of concept for various potential firefighting technology solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Training centers CalFire $16 million GF in 2022 ‑23 and $272,000 ongoing GF for 13 new fire engines and other equipment for the Ventura Training Center and the California Fire Training Center South. Enhancing the fire and rescue mutual aid fire fleet OES $11  million ongoing GF and 11  positions to support the OES mutual aid fire engine  program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633