California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

[Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing costs, the most important being the significant shortage of housing in the state 's highly coveted coastal communities.
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's high housing costs, the
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SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - A major source of state funding for streets and roads is through shared revenues, which is generated from about one-third of the state ’s excise taxes on gasoline and diesel. Shared revenues reflect the notion that some of the fuel taxes collected is associated with driving on local infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - In contrast, middle ‑income households face housing affordability challenges only in a limited group of communities where insufficient supply of housing drives up costs. We observe this effect most acutely in California ’s coastal urban communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Increased Supply, Lower Costs Lack of Supply Drives High Housing Costs. As we demonstrate in California ’s High Housing Costs , a shortage of housing results in high and rising housing costs. When the number of households seeking housing exceeds the number of units available, households must try to outbid each other, driving up prices and rents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $120  million one-time General Fund for the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), HCD ’s flagship affordable housing program. Of this amount, 10  percent is set aside for California tribes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - (The other one-third were identified as “sheltered homeless, ” meaning they were spending the night in an emergency shelter or other temporary housing.) California has 12  percent of the total population in the U.S. but accounts for about one-quarter of the country ’s homelessness count.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 5, 2025 - (In addition, four of the six required activities were one time in nature and thus local governments have already completed them without cause to incur further costs.) …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 30, 2025 - (In addition, some of the required activities were one time in nature and thus local governments have already completed them without cause to incur further costs.) …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at CSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054