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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - For example, in recent years, GGRF has been used for programs that reduce methane emissions, support climate change research, replace agricultural diesel engines, and limit short ‑lived climate pollutants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

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

Feb 24, 2026 - While the proposal attempts to magnify the potential effect of incentives by requiring manufacturers to provide a dollar ‑for ‑dollar match, the incentive amount likely still would be relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Nov 14, 2022 - For example, one 2022 study found a relationship between wildfire smoke levels and poorer cognitive performance on a brain‑training game, and another 2022 study found a link between smoke exposure and lower test scores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget released in January assumes all the residual positions are eliminated and, accordingly, scores associated annual savings in both 2025-26 and 2026-27. For environmental positions, this amounts to annual savings of about $71  million (about $32  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - On an annual basis, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) must report information about projects ’ objectives; status; anticipated outcomes; expected public benefits; and other basic information such as location, cost, and matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, the proposal to provide $219,000 in 2026-27 and 2027-28 to update CEQA exemption guidance for sustainable transportation projects pursuant to Chapter  742 of 2025 (SB  71, Wiener) matches the estimates from the Assembly Appropriations Committee analysis published when the legislation passed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Programs that focus on promoting ZEV technologies that are in the early stages of commercial availability (such as truck and bus vouchers) generally score medium. Programs that focus on pilots and demonstrations for new technologies generally score high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Matching Funds for Federal Funding. Some of the federal funds are expected to require a state match. Specifically, under the current federal guidelines, states must provide matching funds to secure up to $30  million in performance grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508