The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - In addition to the augmentations described below, the budget includes $ 10  m illion from the General Fund to support local domestic violence shelters (discussed in the “Homelessness ” section of this report).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/12

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - These spending proposals focused on the areas of infrastructure, mental health, and homelessness. The Governor also proposed increasing reserves by more than $ 1  b illion, resulting in a total proposed reserve level of $ 17  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/2

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Establishes One ‑Time Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Grant Program. The spending plan provides $ 50  m illion on a one ‑time basis from the General Fund for DHCS to distribute grants to counties to fund multidisciplinary teams providing outreach, treatment, and related services for homeless persons with mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/6

The 2018-19 Budget: Initial Comments on the May Revision

May 12, 2018 - Homelessness. The Governor allocates funds for a variety of proposals related to homelessness. The largest of these is $250  million in one-time emergency homeless aid block grants to local governments for a variety of housing programs, including emergency housing vouchers and shelter construction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3832

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Aligns the State Definition of Homelessness With the Federal Definition. Currently, children can be deemed eligible for subsidized child care if they are homeless and a parent needs to access child care while looking for permanent housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/4

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget provides $28.25  million for various housing ‑related programs: $20  million for local navigation centers, which provide temporary housing and case management for homeless individuals; $8  million for affordable housing for homeless and low ‑income individuals and families in Los Angeles; and $250,000 for migrant worker housing in Napa County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/12

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget provides one –time funding of $45  million for temporary housing assistance for homeless individuals. While the June 2016 budget passage set aside $400  million for affordable housing programs, this funding was contingent on changes to state law to streamline local approval processes of certain multifamily housing projects that contain affordable housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/1

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Homeless Assistance Expanded. The spending plan includes increased funding for two actions related to assistance for homeless families in the CalWORKs program. First, the spending plan increases funding for the Housing Support Program (HSP), which provides a capped amount of funding for interested counties to provide housing assistance to CalWORKs families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/7

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This consists of (1)  $20  million to cities to improve relations between police and high –risk populations (such as homeless individuals), (2)  $15  million for a pilot program that seeks to divert low –level prostitution and drug offenders into rehabilitation services in lieu of jail and prosecution, (3)  $10  million for police station infrastructure in Fresno County, (4)  $10
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Use of County MHSA Funds to Support Statewide Homelessness Initiative. The spending plan reflects the No Place Like Home initiative, which was introduced by the Legislature and incorporated into the Governor ’s budget to establish a $2  billion grant program primarily to support the construction and reconstruction of permanent housing for the state ’s homeless population with mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/6