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

Jan 24, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle. The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget Act appropriates $100  million one-time General Fund for Round 5 of the ERF initiative —consistent with an agreement between the Legislature and Governor as part of June 2024 negotiations over the final 2024-25 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Just to cover the state ’s typical share of affordable housing subsidies (about one ‑fourth of total costs) likely would require an annual, ongoing funding stream of $ 4  b illion to $ 6  b illion. Despite recent increases, state funding for affordable housing currently totals about $ 2  b illion per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Proposition  1A required the state (1)  to reimburse local governments for these outstanding prior-years ’ mandates costs and (2)  either to suspend or reimburse local governments for state mandates on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - Overall, this reflects an audit of roughly 1 percent of claims. In the 1 percent, or roughly 650 claims, audited, SCO identified errors in 60 percent of them. As a result, reimbursements to local governments were reduced by $170 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Furthermore, although many renters remain out of work, the state economy has rebounded since April 2020, regaining more than 1  m illion out of the 2. 6  m illion jobs that were lost in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Summary Since 2021-22, the Legislature has provided a total of $900  million (General Fund) for the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program, with an additional $100  million in the Governor ’s budget planned for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/538

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

Feb 14, 2022 - In addition to the $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the Governor ’s budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535