The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - These four regions are each served by a regional network service provider (or regional vendor) that is responsible for providing services to connect every dispatch center within the region of the Next Generation 911 network they are responsible for.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - Staff that specialize in a particular region could better tailor support to schools that h ave common regional barriers in implementing these practices. Additionally, regional staff could help in developing relationships and purchasing agreements that better connect schools to local producers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - At  a high level, this legislation makes the  receipt of HHAPP funding contingent on the creation of a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan. It requires each plan to coordinate homelessness funding and services across the region, assign specific roles and responsibilities to each member of the regional plan, and set forth key actions that each member will take to reduce and prevent homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We find the proposed funding to be consistent with previous legislative approvals for this ongoing project and important in facilitating CHP ’s regional communication and public safety operations. MVA Has Sufficient Funding in 2026-27 to Cover Relatively Minor Capital Outlay Expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - Proposes Selecting Regional Administrators to Manage Allocations. The Governor proposes providing the funds through performance ‑based contracts with “regional administrators. ” The proposal authorizes DSS to set the number of regions, define their geographical boundaries, and select the regional administrators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

How California Governments Respond to Disasters

Jan 10, 2019 - This request is facilitated by a regional mutual aid coordinator. Figure  1 displays the state ’s six mutual aid regions for fire and rescue assistance and the seven regions for law enforcement assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3919

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Larger Metro Regions Received More PPP ‑Related Tax Relief and State Grants. We  also examined how PPP eligible for state tax relief and SBCRG were distributed across metro area. As Figure 6 shows, per business in the area, larger metro regions tended to receive more in both types of assistance, most notably, Los Angeles, San  Francisco, and San Jose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Even though extreme heat will be more frequent and severe in hotter regions of the state, one national study estimates that temperature‑related mortality is actually projected to be higher in cooler regions because they are less prepared for the heat (for example, fewer buildings have air conditioning).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Regional Councils of Government Allocate Housing Within Each Region. Next, regional councils of governments (regional planning organizations governed by elected officials from the region ’s cities and counties) allocate a share of their region ’s projected housing need to each city and county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470