Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - California ’s cities and counties make most decisions about when, where, and to what extent housing will be built. Specifically, cities and counties enact zoning ordinances to set property-specific land use requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The budget also makes a number of smaller modifications to CalRx, including by transferring associated staffing and resources from CalHHS to HCAI and by enacting technical statutory changes in trailer bill legislation (Chapter  42 of 2023 [AB  118, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Budget-related legislation transfers the administration of HHAPP from Cal ICH to HCD beginning in the 2023-24. Intent language identifies a legislative interest in enacting future legislation to further focus Cal ICH ’s role in providing statewide policy coordination and development by transferring grant administration responsibilities to HCD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes $19.2  million one-time General Fund to support three projects —$10.9  million for pre-construction activities for the Sixth District Court of Appeal and Nevada City projects and $8.3  million for construction activities for the San Bernardino Juvenile Dependency project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 4 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Housing and Homelessness General Fund (In millions) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAPP) $1,100 Veteran Housing and Homeless Prevention Program 50 $345 $100 a By the time the HHAPP costs are incurred, the program will have transferred to from BCSH Agency to HCD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Of this amount, $3  million is from the General Fund via a transfer to the Natural Resources and Parks Preservation Fund and the remainder is from various bond and special funds. These monies mostly support replacing and upgrading various facilities at state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Decide What Percentage of State Savings to Transfer to Counties. There is a trade ‑off to consider in deciding what percentage of state savings to transfer to counties. A higher percentage provides greater incentive and resources to the counties to reduce prison commitments but reduces the amount of state savings achieved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Uniquely, the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles County also has rights to certain oil reserves. While only a small portion of oil extraction comes from publicly owned reserves, the state and city both directly receive a portion of the annual revenue generated from extracting these reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The 2019 MOU included a provision that established a working group to develop strategies to enhance recruitment, transfer, and retention of female staff at women’s prisons. We asked CDCR to provide an update to us on the outcome of this working group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Of California ’s 482 cities, 121 are charter cities. Zoning, Land Use, and Housing. Both general law and charter cities and counties in California make most decisions about when, where, and what type of housing will be built.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011