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

Oct 22, 2025 - These studies, known as negative declarations and environmental impact reports, can provide valuable information to decision-makers and the public and help to avoid unnecessary environmental impacts (pertaining to traffic, air and water quality, and other matters).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 30, 2025 - For example, CSM determined that requirements to develop certain monitoring and work plans; provide specific information in annual reports; and develop plans for various studies, such as investigations of sediment toxicity in streams, to be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Study on Section 8 Voucher Success Rates. Volume  I. Quantitative Study of Success Rates in Metropolitan Areas. Prepared by Abt Associates for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , 2 –3 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

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

Feb 8, 2011 - Note: In a letter dated February 16th, 2011 we responded to questions regarding our analysis of the California Redevelopment Association’s study of the economic effects of redevelopment included in this report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - Many studies have been conducted on these types of programs, but there is no consensus among researchers about whether these programs improve the economic situations of residents in targeted communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

Letter to Mr. John Shirey, California Redevelopment Association [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2011 - In our report The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? (http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440), we analyzed the California Redevelopment Association’s study regarding the economic effects of redevelopment. We concluded that this study significantly overstated the number of jobs resulting from redevelopment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2452

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Reform Study. Chapter  159 of 2019 (A B  101 , Committee on Budget) requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with OPR, to develop recommendations for an improved regional housing needs allocation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Several studies have documented that movement into an area is lower when housing costs are higher. Consistent with this research, we see that California ’s net out ‑migration (out ‑migration minus in ‑migration) to other states is higher when housing costs are rising, as shown in Figure  1 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938