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 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  tribal entities will be required to provide 5  percent in matching funds; (2)  counties, cities, and nonprofits will be required to provide 10  percent in matching funds; and (3)  for ‑profit or private organizations will be required to provide 25  percent in matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Figure  5 depicts how S B  2 revenues for MIP have changed over  time. Update on MIP. The $300  million in funding awarded to date —$128  million S B  2 funding and $172  million General Fund —has contributed to the creation of 5,500 housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - To assist the Legislature in its fiscal oversight role of this large and multiyear program, this post: (1) provides data on the size of the population of people experiencing homelessness in California and recent state spending on housing and homelessness; (2) describes the ERF program’s goals, funding, and reporting requirements; (3) provides an update on ERF grantee awards,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Figure 2 Through 2024 ‑25, the State Has Provided $900 Million for Four Rounds of ERF General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Credit report data compiled by the Federal Reserve and included in Figure  5 shows that mortgage delinquencies among California homeowners remained low in 2020. Specifically, 5 i n every 1,000 California homeowners were more than 90 ‑days late on their mortgage during the third quarter of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A changing climate presents California with five key climate hazards: (1)  higher temperatures and extreme heat events, (2)  more severe wildfires, (3)  more frequent and intense droughts, (4)  flooding due to extreme precipitation events, and (5)  coastal flooding and erosion from sea ‑level rise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 24, 2020 - SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads In 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall), which increased fuel taxes and vehicle fees to augment funding for California ’s transportation system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142