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

Feb 20, 2019 - Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) allow local governments to use property tax increment (the growth in property tax revenue year over year) to finance a wide variety of projects, including affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - A U-Visa provides an individual with various benefits, such as the ability to legally live and work in the U.S. for four years (and potentially the ability to apply for legal status) and to petition for a U-Visa for qualifying family members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - If investors hold on to the investment for multiple years, their tax liability on their deferred capital gains can be reduced. In addition, investors that maintain their investment for at least ten years will not be taxed on any capital gains earned on their Opportunity Zone investment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Supportive housing also typically takes years to site and build. Balancing out the higher costs and long implementation time is the fact that recipients of these programs are less likely to fall back into homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Proposition 98 Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - We recommend that the Legislature increase funding for Proposition 98 mandates by $100 million and include $199 million for school district mandates in our proposed Core Services Block Grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/971

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

Oct 17, 2019 - Entities have two years to expend the funds. Funding for Mixed-Income Housing.   The budget allocates $500  million to the California Housing Finance Agency ’s Mixed-Income Loan Program, which provides loans to builders of housing targeted at low- and middle-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2012 - It is likely this funding insufficiency, commonly called insufficient ERAF, will continue in future years, requiring state action if the affected local governments are to receive their full triple flip and VLF swap payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2676

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - In prior years, the Census Bureau validated each addressed with in-field canvassing. For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will only be doing in-field canvassing where addresses cannot be verified through other means.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

State Reimbursement of Mandated Costs: A Review of Statutes Funded in 1988 [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1989 - Chapter 1256, Statutes of 1980, requires the Legislative Analyst to report each year on any previously unfunded state mandates for which the Legislature appropriated funds in a claims bill during the prior fiscal year. This report reviews those mandates initially funded by Chapter 1485, Statutes of 1988.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/545

State Reimbursement of Mandated Local Costs: A Review of Statutes Funded in 1987 [Publication Details]

Apr 1, 1988 - Chapter 1256, Statutes of 1980, requires the Legislative Analyst to report each year on any previously unfunded state mandates for which the Legislature appropriated funds in a claims bill during the prior fiscal year. This report reviews those mandates initially funded by Chapter 1270, Statutes of 1987.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/544