The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - While complete data for 2024 are not yet available as of this writing, through September 30, 2024, about 310,000 people (unduplicated) had been served. Like the point-in-time count, these annual numbers from HDIS also are undercounts, primarily because the HDIS data do not include people experiencing homelessness who did not access any services (and thus did not get recorded in a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers [Publication Details]

Aug 7, 2012 - These filings—occurring just months after the City of Vallejo completed its three year Chapter 9 process—have raised questions about the use of Chapter 9 in California. In this report, we answer some of the common questions about the Chapter 9 process for California local governments such as: which local governments are allowed to file for
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Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers - Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers [Video]

These filings —occurring just months after the City of Vallejo completed its three year Chapter 9 process —have raised questions about the use of Chapter 9 in California. In this video,  Fiscal and Policy Analyst Brian Uhler addresses questions about the use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy by municipalities in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=28

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - Calculating Your 1 Percent Tax [Video]

tagId=75 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Calculating Your 1 Percent Tax December 9, 2015 This animation walks through the basic steps of calculating a property owner ’s 1 percent   tax —the largest charge on most Californians ’ property tax bills.  
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Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - The 1 Percent Tax—Where Does Your Money Go? [Video]

December 9, 2015 State law directs how your county auditor distributes revenue from the 1 percent tax to: Local Governments in Your County. This includes cities, the county, special districts, and schools and community college districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=96&videoId=144

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Researchers suggest that particulate matter in fire‑prone areas could roughly double by the end of the century, and that a 50 percent increase in wildfire smoke could increase deaths of older adults by an additional 9 to 20 per 100,000 people annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - Census, will grow for inflation and be incurred in 2029-30, 2030-31, and 2031-32. Governor ’s Budget Governor Funds Mandate Reimbursement Costs. On April 1, 2023, the administration submitted to the Legislature an amendment to the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposal to include $1.2 million to reimburse the County of Los Angeles to staff and fund the Citizens Redistricting Commission during the 2020 redistricting cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - According to American Community Survey data, around 2.5 million low –income households in California spend more than 30  percent of their income on rent. These households ’ rents exceed 30 percent of their incomes by $625 each month on average, meaning they would require an annual subsidy of around $7,500.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Summary In this report, we look at how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) h as affected renters and homeowners and how state and federal policies have helped to stabilize household finances for both groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Considering the State's Role in Elections - How Do Elections Work Today? [Video]

[Video] Search LAO Videos Considering the State 's Role in Elections May 3, 2017 These videos provide a follow up discussion of our March 30, 2017 report   The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections .
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