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

May 27, 2025 - Understanding the impact of each individual change, how they interact, and the range of possible outcomes w ill be important. Our recommendation to defer action on this proposal reflects our view that the Legislature should have sufficient time to fully consider both the broader project and the proposal ’s specific provisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Specifically, the legislation requires Caltrans to ensure that wildlife crossings are built at three priority locations along Interstate 15 if intercity passenger rail is constructed in the right-of-way, and allows Caltrans to contract with Brightline West to build the crossings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - Also, because the proposal would result in higher overall staffing levels at CalFire, it could increase firefighting capacity and thus somewhat reduce the amount of overtime any individual firefighter might be asked to w ork.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Some suppliers may work with customers to encourage the use of dedicated irrigation meters to track and manage the amount of water used for outdoor irrigation of lawns and landscapes, but most residents and many businesses use meters that capture indoor and outdoor w ater use together ( “mixed ‑use ” meters).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Statute specifies these “Aliso Canyon Disaster Areas ” as the communities of Porter Ranch, Granada Hills, Northridge, Chatsworth, North Hills, Canoga Park, Reseda, Winnetka, West Hills, Van Nuys, and Lake Balboa.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928