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

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, for the Sacramento River and its tributaries, flow requirements are measured only at the town of Rio Vista, which does not account for conditions upstream and in tributaries that are critical to fish survival.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - More specifically, as shown in Figure  9 , some areas of high risk that are not covered by the first two rounds of regional grants include much of Riverside County, South Eastern Sonoma County, Upper Salinas Las Tablas, San Gabriel River Watershed, San Bernardino County, and Inyo County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the 2018 wildfire season included the Camp Fire in Butte County, which became the single most damaging wildfire in state history with nearly 19,000  structures destroyed and 85 fatalities, including the near ‑total destruction of the town of Paradise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - For example, the 2018 wildfire season included the Camp Fire in Butte County, which became the single most destructive wildfire in state history with nearly 19,000 structures destroyed and 85 fatalities, including the near ‑total destruction of the town of Paradise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457