The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - Create Block Grant for Ongoing Support. We suggest the Legislature consider sharing in the cost of elections through a block grant. A block grant would provide counties state support to partially offset county costs to comply with a range of elections activities specified by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations March 16, 2015
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The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

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The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - . $250  Million for a Homelessness Emergency Aid Block Grant. The administration proposes a one-time General Fund allocation of $250  million for a new Homelessness Emergency Aid block grant to be awarded by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - Specifically in our report, we recommend that the Legislature structure ongoing support for elections as a block grant to participating counties. The pending implementation of SB  450 and this budget proposal give the Legislature an opportunity to consider how to structure a new financial relationship to ensure consistency across counties as well as address other elections issues that we discuss in our report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - For example, in 2017, California was awarded $88 million through the Community Development Block Grant’s Disaster Recovery ( CDBG-DR ) program for preparedness and mitigation. Assistance Provided to Individuals, Households, and Businesses There are also a wide range of programs aimed at assisting individuals, households, and businesses recover from disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Many Nonreporting Entities Receive and Use Threat Intelligence Information From Cal ‑CSIC … Many of the nonreporting entities we interviewed mentioned that they receive and use threat intelligence information from Cal ‑CSIC to, for example, block malicious Internet Protocol addresses —that is, unique identifiers associated with internet or network devices engaged in hacking
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Even the Governor ’s proposed base increases for 2022 ‑23 are not linked to specific cost increases for personnel, equipment, and other operating expenses —the core building blocks of any university budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Hesitance about new housing can lead residents to pressure local officials to use their land use authority to slow or block new development. Residents may call for elected officials to enact restrictive zoning rules or encourage elected officials to scale back or reject projects during discretionary review processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470