The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - Allocations to each local entity are based on the entity ’s share of the statewide homeless population in 2019, however, entities must apply for funding by describing their current efforts to address homelessness and how the state funds would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - A handful of other states have adopted state tax credits that mirror the federal New Market Tax Credit to encourage investors to shift their New Market Tax Credit investment to those states. To gauge the effect of these state credits, we looked at how New Market Tax Credit investments changed in states after they
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones [Publication Details]

May 11, 2019 - The Governor proposes to allow state tax benefits for investments in alternative energy or affordable housing in communities designated as Opportunity Zones under a new federal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4038

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - A federal and state program that encourages the investment of private equity in the development of affordable rental housing for low ‑income households. The Governors ’ budget proposes to expand the state tax credit program and establish a new state tax credit program that targets households with relatively higher income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Conclusion The state ’s severe affordable housing crisis puts Californians at risk of housing instability and homelessness. For the state ’s lowest ‑income households, job loss or an unexpected expense could result in homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - Without additional funding to preserve affordable housing, the state could see its advancement on affordability diminish over time. How Will the State Administer the New State Housing Tax Credit Program?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - The state requires cities and counties to carry out certain planning exercises in an attempt to ensure they accommodate needed home building. For a variety of reasons, this state oversight generally has been ineffective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing? [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2019 - Format: HTML Description: As part of the 2019‑20 Governor’s Budget, the administration proposes changing state oversight of local housing decisions and proposes offering rewards to cities and counties to encourage them to plan for and approve housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3938

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2019 - In this report, we describe the Governor’s proposed $1.75 billion appropriation for various programs aimed at improving the affordability of housing in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3941

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2018 - County governments in California administer most local, state, and federal elections pursuant to various requirements established under state and federal law. The Governor’s budget proposes providing counties $134 million to replace their voting equipment. This proposal assumes counties implement a the new “vote center” model of voting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3786