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

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal and fund the mandate for three key reasons: (1)  the appellate court found that SB  231 does not apply retroactively and local governments lacked sufficient authority to raise stormwater-related fees prior to 2018, (2)  CSM determined these were state-reimbursable mandates, and (3)  local governments
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - In 2018 ‑19, the county receives SSCAP funding to hire five new staff. In 2018 ‑19, work completed by the new staff results in $100  million in additional taxable value. In the same year, existing staff account for $450  million in additional taxable value —a $50  million decline from 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756

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

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Farmworker Housing Grant Program — Local Housing Trust Fund Program — Proposition  2 (2018): No Place Like Home $400 State Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit 100 Farm and Home Loan Program 56 School Teacher and Employee Assistance Program $6 Single Family Down Payment Assistance 53 CalWORKs Family Stabilization, Housing Component 4 Housing and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

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

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Three of the fuel tax increases went into effect on November 1, 2017 and include a (1)  12 cent per gallon increase to the gasoline excise tax, (2)  20 cent per gallon increase to the diesel fuel excise tax, and (3)  4  percent increase to the diesel sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

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

Overview of State Funding for Affordable Housing Production [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2025 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4997