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

Jan 24, 2020 - How Maintenance of Local Streets and Roads Is Funded The 482 cities and 58 counties in California own and maintain over 325,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads, which represents 82  percent of the total lane-miles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Proposition  41 (2002) Provided Counties $200  Million for Voting Equipment. The proposition allowed the state to sell $200  million in general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of new voting equipment that was certified by the Secretary of State.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - For example, providing $200 million to construct shelters would almost certainly yield over 6,000 new beds for the homeless. Given the uncertain benefits of the Governor’s proposal, we recommend the Legislature not appropriate $200 million for one‑time rewards for local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

Feb 20, 2019 - This program awarded cities and counties a total of $ 200  m illion over multiple years to reward them for permitting low ‑income affordable housing during the years 2010 t hrough 2016. Awarded funds could be used for creation or improvement of parks or recreation facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Mar 17, 2016 - Current law allows (1) multiple parties to submit RRM proposals for the same mandate, (2) parties to submit arguments for and against RRM proposals, and (3) any CSM decision to be challenged in court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Of the 72 projects that received tax credits, 18 projects shared the $200  million set aside for mixed ‑income housing. Collectively, these tax credits have resulted in the new construction of 6,550 low ‑income units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - HCD requests $423,000 for 3 positions to administer the NHTF allocation. LAO Comments. HCD ’s increase in workload to administer the NHTF allocation justifies its request for 3 additional staff in 2017-18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580

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 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=109

Considering the State's Role in Elections - What is the State’s Role in Elections? [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 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=109&videoId=170