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 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - EPA) may independently bring pesticide use enforcement cases upon referral. U.S. EPA can levy penalties of roughly $9,000 for violations of federal pesticide use requirements , but for serious violations, penalties can be as high as $50,000 along with potential imprisonment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Specifically, the survey found that 23  percent of respondents earn $30,000 or less; 19  percent earn between $30,001 and $60,000; 15  percent earn between $60,001 and $90,000; and 11  percent report earning between $90,001 and $120,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - This includes $2.5  billion from projected budget-year auction proceeds and $298  million from other GGRF revenues (such as interest earnings, additional current-year revenues from the November 2022 auction, and utilizing the existing GGRF fund balance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Many residents who earn lower incomes or live in hotter regions of the state are feeling these growing costs even more acutely. High electricity rates also impede the state ’s efforts to meet its ambitious climate goals by discouraging households from pursuing electrification through switching out their fossil fuel ‑powered cars and appliances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Specifically, the study estimated that wildfire smoke reduced nationwide earnings from jobs by an average of close to 2 percent per year (the equivalent of $125 billion annually) between 2007 and 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Some projects may also be specifically targeted at addressing environmental justice and social equity concerns by remediating conditions that disproportionately affect communities with residents who earn low incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - Under the program, producers of renewable fuels earn credits that can be sold to refiners or importers of petroleum ‑based fuels in order to meet specified renewable volume requirements under the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - Certain covered facilities are more likely to be located in communities with higher proportions of people of color and those earning lower incomes, fitting with the pattern of historic marginalization of these communities to areas closer to heavy industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811