The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - Chapter  22 shortened the Coastal Commission ’s housing permit review times under the Permit Streamlining Act, generally from 180 to 90 days. Chapter  22 also amended the Coastal Act to prohibit appeals of local permits for multifamily housing (four or more units) in the coastal zone on the basis of the project being located in a sensitive coastal resource area or not being the principally permitted use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Oct 17, 2019 - The remaining $90  million is reserved for projects in counties with populations less than 250,000 or cities within those counties. Funding to Support Local Planning for Housing.   The budget provides $250  million for planning grants to local governments, with $125  million going to regional planning entities and $125  million to cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan a Based on a partial release of available funding. b $90 million set aside for small jurisdictions. c $90 million set aside for small jurisdictions. Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 Budget Proposal Augments Funding for IIG Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - The share of voters casting VBM ballots in that election varied across the state from fewer than one-half of voters casting their ballots by mail in Los Angeles, Lassen, and Merced Counties to more than 90  percent of registered voters voting by mail in Napa, Alpine, Plumas, and Sierra Counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Specifically, 5 i n every 1,000 California homeowners were more than 90 ‑days late on their mortgage during the third quarter of 2020. This level is about even with the average level of delinquency from 2017 t o 2019, and significantly lower than the level during the last recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312