The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Potential drawbacks of pre ‑approving funding plans for future years include: Increases the procedural burden to make modifications. Adopting a multiyear spending plan does not preclude the Legislature from making changes in a future year, as all appropriations would be dependent upon subsequent approval through the annual budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

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

Feb 12, 2025 - Revisiting Spending Plan Also Could Make Sense if Budget Condition Worsens. As of January 2025, both our office and DOF projected that the state ’s General Fund will be roughly balanced in 2025 ‑26 under the Governor ’s budget proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

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

Feb 24, 2025 - Lack of Information on State Operations and Vacancy Reductions Complicates Legislative Decision ‑Making. At the same time that CARB is requesting additional positions to implement these new regulations, the administration is in the process of making reductions that could affect other programs and/or regulations aimed at helping the state meet its climate goals and air pollution standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Feb 18, 2025 - As a result, every dollar of new spending essentially requires making offsetting reductions elsewhere in the 2025 ‑26 budget or foregoing the opportunity to leave money in state reserves to prepare for future budget challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Jan 7, 2025 - To the extent that these factors raise electricity rates, that will increase already high cost burdens on Californians and make meeting the state ’s ambitious climate goals through electrification even more difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - These conditions begin to dry out vegetation, which makes the state increasingly susceptible to wildfires during the summer and early fall —or even later in years when dry conditions persist through the winter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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