Do Communities Adequately Plan for Housing?

Mar 8, 2017 - The Legislature could modify existing state funding allocations to cities and counties so that they are distributed based on population growth. Currently, however, discretionary state allocations to cities and counties are minor, representing a very small portion of city and county funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3605

^[PDF] Overview on Poverty

One report will be based on the historical measure, and another will make several adjustments including: regional cost of living, certain government benefi ts, home ownership status, taxes, certain medial costs, and updated household expenditure trends.  Poverty Policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2011/Poverty_Overview_05_10_11.pdf

^[PDF] Prioritization factors could include the immediacy of

Prioritization factors could include the immediacy of expected climate impacts, state ownership and responsibility, number of road users affected, public safety implications, and potential effects on surrounding land uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4576/Climate-Change-Impacts-Transportation-040522.pdf

^[PDF] LAO Alternative Budget Options

Counties transfer about 6 percent of revenues to cities that sustained property tax reductions. known as the “ERAF” shift, in 1993. LAO Parole Realignment Redirect 6 Percent of Total Statewide Proposition 172 Revenues to Statewide Parole Realignment Account Allocate Remaining Proposition 172 Revenues to Counties Based on Taxable Sales (Similar to Current Law) 8L
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2008/LAO_Alternative_Budget_03_11_08.pdf

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Cities and Special Districts Receive Almost $8 Billion in Federal Funds. Cities received over $4 billion in federal funds in 2014-15. The federal Community Development Block Grant—supporting local housing and economic development activities—was the single largest program for which cities received federal funding ($231 million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/5

^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

To address the shortfall, the administration is proposing to reduce the amount of revenue transferred out of the IMF. While we recommend reducing the amount transferred out of the IMF, we also recommend that the Legislature exercise greater oversight of its expenditures by requiring the Judicial Council to report on planned expenditures from the fund and
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/budget/Criminal-Justice/cj-budget-analysis-022015.pdf

Proposition 10 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws.   Several California cities —including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose —have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=10&year=2018

^[PDF] 1968 Budget Analysis: Agriculture

Other self-supporting programs in- volve the regulation and licensing of agricultural pest control opera- tors, inspection of livestock brands to establish ownership, and super- vision of the work of public weighmasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1968/06_agriculture_1968.pdf

^[PDF] Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.

LAO Role in Initiative Process 2L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E May 3, 2016  Prohibitions on Firearm and Ammunition Ownership  Under federal and state law, certain individuals are prohibited from owning or possessing fi rearms.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2016/Firearms-Initiative-050316.pdf

^[PDF] Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010

Brown Jr. 4 January 4, 2010  Requires the Legislature to approve any new or increased fee—other than user fees—by a two-thirds vote.  Prohibits the Legislature from imposing a tax, fee, or assessment on real property or the sale or transfer of real property.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090772.pdf