The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - California has 12  percent of the total population in the U.S. but accounts for about one-quarter of the country ’s homelessness count. State ’s Data System Suggests Number of People Experiencing Homelessness Is Even Higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - PERB provided us data on the number of fact-finding projects opened in the eight fiscal years between 2011 ‑12 and 2018 ‑19. Like the three years used by the Commission, the average number of opened fact-finding cases across these eight fiscal years also averaged to about 40 cases each year; however, the range was much more wide with only 15 cases in 2011 ‑12 and 59 cases in 2012 ‑13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

2011 Realignment: Addressing Issues to Promote Its Long-Term Success [Publication Details]

Aug 19, 2011 - In total, the realignment plan provides $6.3 billion to local governments to fund various criminal justice, mental health, and social services programs in 2011-12, and ongoing funds for these programs annually thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2508

The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2011 - The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? [Publication Details] The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? Format: HTML Description: California’s expansive use of redevelopment has engendered significant controversy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides up to 12 m onths of loan forbearance for borrowers who have been affected by COVID ‑19. Mortgage payments are not made during forbearance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Similarly, we would expect to see fewer cities with permit growth below 12  p ercent. This is because some cities with past permit growth slower than 12  p ercent would increase their permit growth to above 12  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Climate models project that by mid‑century, Los Angeles County will experience an average of nine days of extreme heat per year, growing to 12 days per year by the final decades of the century. In contrast, Sacramento County is projected to experience 20 days per year of extreme heat by mid‑century and 28 days annually by the end of the century.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - As part of the 2011 ‑12 budget package, the Legislature enacted a major shift —or “realignment ” —of state criminal justice, mental health, and social services program responsibilities and revenues to local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - The costs of conducting the decennial census have increased substantially over the decades with the 2010 Census costing over $12  billion. Notably, this cost reflects the life cycle of the census, which not only covers the count itself, but also preparations by the Census Bureau for the count and analyzing the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629