SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - In the fiscal ye ar prior to the passage of SB  1 (2016 ‑17), $1.3  billion was distributed to cities and counties as shared revenues, which was 19  percent of the total funding made available for local streets and roads.
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The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology The 2016-17 Budget Local Government Mandates —Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology Through a complex, often convoluted, process that has engendered much discussion and disagreement over the years, the state must reimburse local governments for their activities to implement certain state mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - In total, about 58  percent of the 14.6  million ballots cast in the November election in California were VBM ballots. 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

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

Feb 20, 2019 - In 2016 ‑17, cities ($ 27  b illion) and counties ($ 49  b illion) received $ 76  b illion in general purpose revenue. The $ 500  m illion proposed by the Governor is more funding than past programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

California's Low-Income Housing Tax Credit [Publication Details]

May 1, 1990 - In 1989 the Legislature enacted legislation (58 726, L. Greene) to continue the state low-income housing tax credit program as long as a related federal program exists. That legislation also requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. This policy brief provides the evaluation, and makes recommendations for changes to improve the program's effectiveness.
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The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - In addition, Chapter  335 expanded the required consultation with counsel to apply to arrested youths who are age 16 or 17. Commission Determined Chapter  335 Created a State-Reimbursable Mandate. The Commission found that Chapter  335 ’s requirements to provide access to legal counsel for arrested youths age 16 and 17 created a state-reimbursable mandate by imposing new state-mandated activities and costs on local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Mar 4, 2020 - (To learn more about RRM see our March  17, 2016 analysis in The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates—Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology .) Recommendation Fund Mandate. The intent of Chapter  712 was to promote increased victim reporting of crime and cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

March 17, 2015
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Consequences of California 's High Housing Costs March 17, 2015
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