The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The reverted funds come from three sources: (1)  the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program, (2)  IIG Catalytic Program, and (3)  Commercial Property Pilot Program. Savings were scored to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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: 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

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 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

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Revising the UI participation rate upward to match state records had the effect of reducing total unpaid renter debt due to COVID ‑19 from $2. 2  b illion to $ 400  m illion as of December 2020. Overall, the updated analysis estimated that about 2  p ercent of California renters (90,000 households) had unpaid rent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - In Figure 2, we identify programs that help families offset housing costs. Figure 3 provides a brief description of the programs. Figure 1 Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children (In Millions) Building Homes and Job Fund Program (SB 2) SB 2: California Emergency Solutions Housing Program $123 SB 2: Mixed ‑Income Loan
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

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 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - For example, funds could be used on (1) short‑term crisis treatment beds, (2) residential treatment facilities in which treatment typically lasts for a few months, or (3) longer‑term rehabilitative facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Proposition  2 allowed for the issuance of $ 2  b illion in bonds for this purpose. Prior Investments in Short ‑Term Homelessness Assistance Showing Promise, but Need Remains. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget provided $ 500  m illion one ‑time General Fund to establish the Homelessness Emergency Aid Program (HEAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942