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

Oct 22, 2025 - In addition, the budget provides $883,000 General Fund for the Community Reconciliation Unit, which provides community-based conflict resolution an d training services. The funding extends both initiatives through June 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 5, 2025 - Figure 1 2009 Orange County Urban Stormwater Permit ’s State ‑Reimbursable Mandated Activities Based on Commission on State Mandates ’ Decision Submit a proposed cooperative watershed program that implements required selenium limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 30, 2025 - Based on Our Assessment, the Administration ’s Proposal Lacks a Strong Rationale. We find that the Governor ’s position conflicts with both an appellate court decision and CSM ’s determination that local governments did not have sufficient authority to raise fees prior to 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - For example, the number of interrogations may fluctuate based on local policing decisions or changes in the number of youth arrests. Furthermore, statewide costs could be affected by other factors that remain uncertain, such as ch anges in the number of counties that choose to file reimbursable claims and the extent to which counties include law enforcement or indirect costs in their claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Through these state actions, several counties were forced to abandon their recently purchased electronic voting systems and, instead, rely on paper-based, optical scan technology. Little has changed since 2007 —most counties continue to use paper-based, optical scan systems for polling place voting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

Jan 24, 2020 - City distributions are based on population, whereas county distributions are determined by the number of registered vehicles and miles of maintained county roads. Other SB  1 Changes Affecting Shared Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

Mar 17, 2016 - Once CSM has adopted Parameters and Guidelines, local governments can submit claims for reimbursement based on the actual costs of the required activities. Alternatively, the CSM can adopt a Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology (RRM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Specifically, workers in industries where most of the work occurs outdoors —including agricultural production; forestry; commercial and residential construction; and the outdoor ‑based hospitality, services, and recreation industries —will be more affected by climate change based on their greater exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Base Rewards on Prospective Increases in Home Building. The program structure should be finalized and participants selected and notified in 2019 ‑20. Rewards should then be based on local community actions in 2020 ‑ 21 o r beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - These effects likely will vary geographically based on climate change impacts. For example, the need to modify and maintain existing homes and higher insura nce premiums will directly increase the costs of homeownership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584