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

May 5, 2025 - Suspending the Mandate Does Not Actually Remove the Past Requirement. Often when the state decides to suspend a mandate through the budget process, it will do so to avoid paying costs for one year on a prospective basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Feb 20, 2019 - How Will the State Administer the New State Housing Tax Credit Program? How the state will administer the newly proposed state housing tax credit program aimed at increasing access to affordable housing for middle ‑income households is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

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

May 30, 2025 - We also find that suspending the mandates would not actually remove the past requirements, meaning that the local governments could not go back in time and cease required activities to avoid incurring costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Inflationary adjustments for all fuel excise taxes —both those previously existing and those added under SB   1 —will begin July 1, 2020. The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, state costs associated with removing debris —such as the remains of homes —from the 2020 fires are estimated at roughly $700  million. Furthermore, because the state helps fund affordable housing, to the degree construction costs are higher to protect against climate change impacts, this also would reduce the number of units the state could fund with a given amount of funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584