What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - For example, neighboring local governments and stakeholder groups could form regional climate adaptation collaborative groups to coordinate how to respond to cross ‑jurisdictional climate impacts, create efficiencies and economies of scale, and build capacity through shared learning and pooling of resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - The current market for energy resources is strained, with a large number of LSEs competing for a relatively small pool of projects that often will take years to develop. How the entrance of DWR —a large, well ‑resourced entity with the backing of the state —would influence the market for new energy resources is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - A separate analysis of water quality data in the San Joaquin Valley found that community water systems serving predominantly socioeconomically disadvantaged communities had both higher levels of arsenic and higher odds of violating water quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Moreover, helping to ensure greater local compliance with the act ’s requirements will lessen the odds that the state has to assume what likely would be significant costs to take over management of noncompliant basins.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

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

Dec 10, 2019 - Planning ahead means adaptation actions can be strategic and phased, helps “buy time ” before more extreme responses are needed, provides opportunities to test approaches and learn what works best, and may make overall adaptation efforts more affordable and improve their odds for success.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Overall, this analysis concluded that the odds of a structure being destroyed by wildfire were roughly five times higher for noncompliant structures compared to compliant ones. Notably, while there is a general consensus among researchers that defensible space can help protect homes from igniting during wildfires, there are still gaps in knowledge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457