The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness [Publication Details]

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $3.3 billion for various housing and homelessness programs within the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CalICH), and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4808

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - This would be the fifth consecutive year in which the budget has proposed a one-time expansion of the state ’s housing tax credit, for a total of $2.5  billion in tax credits. $100  Million One-Time Augmentation for Multifamily Housing Program (MHP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These sources include (1)  dedicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, (2)  revenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —established by the MHSA and funded through a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million, and (3)  federal funding accessed through Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The remainder of the allocation is calculated based on the county ’s share of California households, as a proportion of either all rural counties or all urban counties, without access to broadband with at least 100  Mbps download speed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - For example, for the Department of Social Services ’ Child Welfare Services – California Automated Response and Engagement System project, the project D &I approach changed to a combination of agile and traditional approaches because county eligibility workers needed to limit the amount of user testing and training required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Different cities and counties began their programs at varying times, but all are currently scheduled to end by May 2024 when the existing funds run out. CA Volunteers allocated 80  percent of the $185  million to the largest 13 cities in the state using a population ‑based formula ($148  million), and granted 19  percent on a competitive basis to 14 other cities and counties ($35  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - OSP provides printing, marketing, and document management services to state agencies, cities, counties, and schools. For example, state agencies can request mass printing and mailing of outreach items, such as letters and postcards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Farmworker Housing Grant Program — Los Angeles County/USC General Hospital Campus Reuse — Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program — $7,218 a Funding is ongoing. HCD = Housing and Community Development; CTCAC = California Tax Credit Allocation Committee; CalHFA = California Housing Finance Agency; and Cal  ICH California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Counties Administer Most Elections and Pay Elections Costs. As historically has been the case across the United States, counties in California administer most local, state, and federal elections pursuant to state and federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596