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

Jan 24, 2020 - How Maintenance of Local Streets and Roads Is Funded The 482 cities and 58 counties in California own and maintain over 325,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads, which represents 82  percent of the total lane-miles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - In total, about 58  percent of the 14.6  million ballots cast in the November election in California were VBM ballots. The share of voters casting VBM ballots in that election varied across the state from fewer than one-half of voters casting their ballots by mail in Los Angeles, Lassen, and Merced Counties to more than 90  percent of registered voters voting by mail in Napa, Alpine, Plumas, and Sierra Counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Just to cover the state ’s typical share of affordable housing subsidies (about one ‑fourth of total costs) likely would require an annual, ongoing funding stream of $ 4  b illion to $ 6  b illion. Despite recent increases, state funding for affordable housing currently totals about $ 2  b illion per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - Currently, there are 58 active education mandates and 22 active local government mandates for which the CSM has adopted Parameters and Guidelines. Of these, six mandates —Habitual Truants, Graduation Requirements, Behavioral Intervention Plans, Immunization Records (Pertussis), Peace Officers Procedural Bill of Rights, and Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharge —use an RRM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

California's Low-Income Housing Tax Credit [Publication Details]

May 1, 1990 - In 1989 the Legislature enacted legislation (58 726, L. Greene) to continue the state low-income housing tax credit program as long as a related federal program exists. That legislation also requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. This policy brief provides the evaluation, and makes recommendations for changes to improve the program's effectiveness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/538

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Furthermore, although many renters remain out of work, the state economy has rebounded since April 2020, regaining more than 1  m illion out of the 2. 6  m illion jobs that were lost in March and April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - Figure  6 depicts how MPRROP revenues have changed over  time. Update on MPRROP Spending. The most recent MPRROP NOFA announced the availability of approximately $34  million to award. Since its inception, MPRROP has awarded approximately $70  million, supporting approximately 70  mobilehome parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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 Disability Advocacy Program a — $2,672 a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985