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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - It would so by making WQCPs “Class 8” actions. Current regulations exempt certain classes of projects from CEQA because they “have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - CAD/AVL programs CalFire $42 million ($24 million GF and $18 million SETNA) in 2022 ‑23, $31 million ($23 million GF and $8 million SETNA) ongoing, and 43 positions to expand and support AVL and CAD systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - If the proposal is approved, we expect these agreements ultimately may need to be modified to reflect that (1) more personnel will be needed to fill each seat on a fire engine because of the higher staffing factors and (2) each fire engine will be staffed with a mix of relatively more costly personnel than is currently the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $8  million on an ongoing basis from the Certification and Compliance Fund (CCF) to support CARB ’s mobile source laboratory in Riverside, which helps ensure that manufacturers meet the state ’s emissions standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Specifically, General Fund was planned for 64  percent of overall ZEV package support in the original agreement compared to 26  percent in the 2024 ‑25 spending plan, whereas GGRF support has increased from 14  percent to 56  percent of total planned funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - These numbers represent about 25  percent and 8  percent, respectively, of their historic annual averages prior to being listed as threatened or endangered under state law. Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Members of the public typically alert a local government about a disaster incident —such as a fire —through calls to the 9-1-1 system. Upon receiving such an alert, local first responders —such as police or fire departments —respond to the incident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Among survey respondents, 64  percent identified costs as a factor for not previously visiting state parks. Parks notes that while the program is available throughout the state, the department has taken steps to increase access within lower ‑income communities by providing a larger proportion of passes to library branches located in areas with high poverty index percentages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967