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

Jan 7, 2025 - As mentioned above, a key decision for CPUC and POU boards when they are structuring rates is how much of the revenue requirement to recover from fixed charges (a set amount per month) versus volumetric charges (an amount based on how much electricity the customer uses).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These intentions are reflected in choices about how much funding to dedicate to particular purposes, which activities to support, and which departments should undertake those activities. They also are highlighted in the bond ’s requirements about targeting certain shares of funding to benefit vulnerable populations and disadvantaged and severely disadvantaged communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Various Local Agencies a Entities such as city and county fire departments and local fire protection districts typically are primarily responsible for protecting Local Responsibility Areas, which include incorporated cities and agricultural lands. a In some cases, CalFire and local agencies provide primary response and prevention services in each other ’s jurisdictions under contractual relationships.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 24, 2025 - Given the lack of detail around why CARB needs the expansive proposed authority to accomplish the state ’s goals or how the department would use it, we think this proposal requests that the Legislature delegate too much of its constitutional fee‑setting responsibility to the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Jan 13, 2025 - As such, if the Legislature wishes to have substantively more reserves available when responding to downturns or other emergencies, we would recommend also changing the formulas that set aside funds each year to increase how much is saved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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