The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI states that absent the cybersecurity funding, it will be vulnerable to security incidents, face interruptions in e-mail and document storage services, and risk noncompliance with various cybersecurity requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Adequate staffing for the museum will allow it to open to the public on time and with the appropriate maintenance, especially as the number of visitors to Expo Park increases in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Moreover, while fully evaluating the merits of th e proposal is not possible given the lack of details on its structure, the limited, one ‑time nature of the proposed funding makes it unlikely to have large effects on the marketplace or on the state ’s progress in meeting its ZEV adoption goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 2, 2026 - The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 24, 2026 - In either case, as a result of the interchangeability of the production processes for these two fuels, without significant additional investments in overall production capacity for renewables or innovation in the production process, an increase in SAF production likely would result in a roughly e quivalent decrease in RD production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139