Announcements

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) team is pleased to invite public comment on the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Round 1 Draft Guidelines. The public comment period will close December 7, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Round 1…

OPR staff have released a draft Evacuation Planning Technical Advisory to guide cities and counties updating the safety element of their general plans pursuant to the evacuation requirements mandated by SB 99 (2019), AB 747 (2019), and AB 1409 (2021), and subsequently codified in GC § 65302(g) and 65302.15. In general, these laws require local…

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research serves as the State’s comprehensive planning agency. OPR studies future research and planning needs, fosters goal-driven collaboration, and delivers guidance to state partners and local communities, with a focus on land use and community development, environmental protection, climate risk and resilience, general well-being of Californians, and high-road economic…

On Native American Day and every day, we honor the Indigenous peoples that have stewarded this land since time immemorial and that continue to thrive in what we now call California today. The contributions of Indigenous peoples – in the arts, science, public service, innovation and technology, sports – have moved California forward in impactful…

California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment team is pleased to announce the first round of tribal grant funding through the California Energy Commission’s Tribal Research Grant Program. Through the Fifth Assessment’s Tribal Research Program and Tribal Research Grant Program, the State is investing in tribally led climate change research initiatives. Funding through the Tribal Research Grant…

As jurisdictions across California plan for the effects of climate change, it is increasingly important for different organizations to collaborate with each other to align planning at all scales. To support local government, planners, and other community and regional representatives in coordinating their planning for coastal resilience, the Office of Planning and Research offers the…

SACRAMENTO – Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Director Sam Assefa today issued the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom signed the infrastructure streamlining package on July 10 as part of the 2023-24 state budget: “As we work to build a California for All, we applaud Governor Newsom and legislative leaders for this year’s…

The staff of the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and California Strategic Growth Council are excited to introduce our interns for Summer 2023! During this paid, 10-week summer internship, each intern will work closely with a supervisor on a variety of projects that advance the Governor’s policy and planning priorities. Interns will gain hands-on experience with California…