The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation $560 $10,880 a Funding was provided as part of the 2022 ‑23 funding agreement, but some funding was scored to 2021 ‑22. b Includes a small amount of funding for CTC to conduct administrative activities. c Includes $300 million dedicated to adapting certain rail lines to sea ‑level rise, as well as $1.8 billion for projects in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in older housing that requires modifications —such as air conditioning or more fire ‑resistant exteriors —to adapt to increased risks. Notably, low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in rental housing, and thus more likely to be reliant on landlords to conduct modifications to their homes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Similar to last year ’s package, the Governor proposes allocating the requested funding to support high ‑scoring projects that did not receive funding in previous ATP grant cycles. According to CTC, the cost to fund all of the projects that had clearly met the evaluation criteria would be about $1.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - This funding was intended to help address the roughly $1.5  billion backlog of high ‑scoring projects that had applied to the program in previous years but were not funded due to limited resources. Similarly, the local climate adaptation programs were budget items that originated from the Legislature in order to address current and future climate change impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Given these trends, together with inflationary pressures and the exceptionally high cost of living in California, it will be important for the Legislature to carefully consider how important A B  8 revenues are to meeting the state ’s goals and whether they are worth the costs they place on households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Moreover, some studies have found that high housing costs have pushed higher proportions of lower ‑income households to live farther away from their workplaces and urban centers, resulting in comparatively longer commute distances (and correspondingly higher costs from both fuel consumption or a potential road charge).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Additionally, the Governor proposes $500  million for the Encampment Resolution Grants Program in 2022 ‑23 administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to provide targeted grants to local governments to rehouse individuals living in encampments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492