Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2016 - Both the state and the City of Los Angeles are already planning in case the Games return to Southern California. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a bill to provide state support for Los Angeles' bid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3506

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - State law requires HCD to review each community ’s housing element for compliance with state requirements. In recent years, HCD has found that most (around 80 percent) housing elements comply with state laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals [Publication Details]

May 17, 2016 - The Governor’s May Revision proposes changes to state law to streamline local government approval of certain housing. This proposal has the potential to be an important step toward addressing California’s housing shortage. We believe it warrants serious consideration from the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3470

Challenges in Reviewing Recently Released $400 Million Deferred Maintenance Project List

May 11, 2016 - Furthermore, it will also be challenging for the Legislature to determine whether the proposed funding is spread across departments in a way that addresses what the Legislature thinks are the most pressing state infrastructure needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3457

Challenges in Reviewing Recently Released $400 Million Deferred Maintenance Project List [Publication Details]

May 11, 2016 - Also, given that there are only a few weeks remaining before the constitutionally-required June 15th deadline for the Legislature to adopt a state budget for 2016-17, we suggest that the Legislature may want to prioritize its review of the administration’s draft list.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3457

State and County Roles in Administering Elections in California [Publication Details]

Apr 15, 2016 - State and County Roles in Administering Elections in California [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3444

Budget Reserves and Debt Repayments Under Proposition 2 [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2016 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3407

The 2016-17 Budget: Precision Medicine Research Funding

Mar 18, 2016 - What Is the State ’s Role in Funding Research? California ’s academic and research institutions conduct a wide variety of research with the potential to improve Californians ’ health and wellbeing. Most of the state ’s research institutions, including UC, receive a majority of their direct funding for research from federal, private, and other non-state sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3396

The 2016-17 Budget: Precision Medicine Research Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2016 - Precision medicine is a developing approach in the health sector that takes into account an individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The 2016-17 Governor’s Budget proposes to make a one-time appropriation of $10 million from the state General Fund to OPR to fund precision medicine research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3396

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Mar 1, 2016 - The OES maintains the State Emergency Plan —which outlines the organizational structure for emergency response to natural and man-made disasters —and assists local governments and other state agencies in developing their own emergency preparedness and response plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3376