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

Jan 7, 2025 - Accordingly, customers in the portions of Culver City that are served by LADWP pay significantly less for electricity than those who live in the portions of the city served by  SCE. Electricity Rates Have Increased Notably in Recent Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - While CA  Volunteers provides some broad guidelines for how funds can be used, the selected cities and counties also have some latitude for designing their services at the local level, including what specific job responsibilities the youth would fulfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - How does wildfire risk vary across the state? California ’s climate makes it naturally susceptible to wildfires. The state ’s rainfall is highly seasonal, usually falling mostly in the late fall and winter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, to what degree will people use these centers during extreme heat events, and what features or components might make their use more convenient, widespread, and effective? Evaluation of climate ‑related spending could help the state understand how to target future funds in a cost ‑effective manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - The Legislature could then use this information to more fully evaluate how any additional funding and positions could be used to achieve state goals most cost ‑effectively. To the extent the administration is not able to provide adequate information to inform legislative decision ‑making within the time frame of the spring budget hearings, the Legislature could
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Predicting how the cap ‑and ‑trade market will behave and forecasting corresponding GGRF revenues are always subject to some uncertainty. However, a couple of factors may contribute to more uncertainty than usual for this exercise over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

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

Feb 18, 2025 - This distinction is important in a budget environment where the Legislature must be targeted in how it uses limited General Fund resources to achieve its highest policy objectives. Second, we find the proposal lacks detail on how this funding would support specific outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - Few Forums for Shared Planning and Decision ‑Making Impede Cross ‑Jurisdictional Collaboration. Even though the interrelated effects of SLR make cross ‑jurisdictional planning essential, local governments lack formal and strategic ways to learn from each other or make decisions together about coastal adaptation issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Because the proposed projects would address serious public health issues in the city of Calexico and the administration has a plan for how the investments would be maintained in future years by local stakeholders, we recommend approving the Governor ’s proposal to provide $ 28  m illion for the New River Improvement Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951