The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - In this report, we review the Governor’s proposed plan for spending cap-and-invest revenues in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - In light of this, we think the Legislature should carefully consider what types of activities it would like to include in this category —and potentially provide this guidance to the administration in statute, as appropriate —recognizing that this year ’s decisions could serve as a precedent going forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Reducing Diesel Excise Tax Revenues Would Negatively Impact Transportation Programs. While the size of the revenue losses from the Governor ’s proposed tax credit is somewhat uncertain, they have the potential for negative impacts on transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - (SWRCB estimates t hat exempting state-only permits from having to meet CEQA requirements would shorten their preparation time lines by at least a year.) Aligning Public Notification Requirements With Federal Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 17, 2026 - In its letter to the administration, JLBC cited the various criteria upon which it based its review, which aimed to ascertain the potential negative impacts that eliminating these positions might have on a department’s ability to implement key priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - We have not identified any proposed actions or appropriations that conflict with bond requirements, and the timing of the funding allocations generally seems to account for and align with what we know about department capacity and local demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - Such severe fires can have negative effects on a number of different sectors, as illustrated by the examples discussed in the nearby box. Recent Fires Have Had Wide‑Reaching Negative Impacts Examples of how recent fires have impacted various sectors include the following: Property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798

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

Feb 24, 2026 - However, doing so likely would require a much larger and/or longer ‑term investment than what the Governor is proposing (or what the state realistically could provide, given its budget limitations). Proposal Could Result in Program Duplication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Nov 14, 2022 - Wildfire Smoke Associated With Numerous Negative Effects Wildfire Smoke Associated With Various Negative Physical Health Impacts. A growing body of research links wildfire smoke to negative effects on human physical health and to increases in mortality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - For example, our August 2020 r eport, What Threat Does Sea‑Level Rise Pose to California , describes numerous negative impacts that encroaching seas and waves could cause along California’s coast due not only from increased flooding, but also through erosion of beaches and cliffs and raised coastal groundwater levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308