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

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

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The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - The Commission determined that Los Angeles County incurred reimbursable costs processing deferment requests and adding the required disclosure to property tax bills. The Commission determined that the county incurred a total amount of about $30,000 in back-year costs (incurred between 2022 and 2024), and about $8,000 in ongoing costs thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - Over the last two  decades, California has faced increasing competition in the motion picture industry from other states and countries offering production companies financial incentives and lower labor costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - The BLS data collection process, which requires obtaining prices for a sample of goods bought by consumers across the country, makes it difficult to calculate reliable estimates for small categories of goods across many metropolitan areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - This added complexity could create increased administrative burdens for builders, lenders, and government agencies tasked with funding affordable housing. Added complexity also could open the possibility of unintended consequences or misuse of funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - The 1990s and 2000s had seen a proliferation of similar credits in other states and countries, which led to policymakers voicing concerns about projects choosing to film in jurisdictions with generous incentives instead of in Hollywood, often referred to as “runaway productions. ” The tax credit has been extended and  expanded three times since its inception, currently allowing $330  million in tax credits to be allocated per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - Another study examining location decisions of productions around the country found that state film credits meaningfully shifted the distribution of productions towards states with credits (Owens and Rennhoff [2020]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713