The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - Create Block Grant for Ongoing Support. We suggest the Legislature consider sharing in the cost of elections through a block grant. A block grant would provide counties state support to partially offset county costs to comply with a range of elections activities specified by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - . $250  Million for a Homelessness Emergency Aid Block Grant. The administration proposes a one-time General Fund allocation of $250  million for a new Homelessness Emergency Aid block grant to be awarded by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - Through Article V, Section  6 of the California Constitution, the Legislature authorizes the Governor to reorganize the functions of state agencies through the executive branch reorganization process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - Specifically in our report, we recommend that the Legislature structure ongoing support for elections as a block grant to participating counties. The pending implementation of SB  450 and this budget proposal give the Legislature an opportunity to consider how to structure a new financial relationship to ensure consistency across counties as well as address other elections issues that we discuss in our report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - For example, in 2017, California was awarded $88 million through the Community Development Block Grant’s Disaster Recovery ( CDBG-DR ) program for preparedness and mitigation. Assistance Provided to Individuals, Households, and Businesses There are also a wide range of programs aimed at assisting individuals, households, and businesses recover from disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Many Nonreporting Entities Receive and Use Threat Intelligence Information From Cal ‑CSIC … Many of the nonreporting entities we interviewed mentioned that they receive and use threat intelligence information from Cal ‑CSIC to, for example, block malicious Internet Protocol addresses —that is, unique identifiers associated with internet or network devices engaged in hacking
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - In Taylor v. Westly (2007), a federal circuit court ruled that state efforts to notify owners failed to meet due process requirements, in part because the state ’s procedures failed to notify many property owners prior to escheat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2020-21 Budget: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

Feb 7, 2020 - Through Article V, Section 6 o f the California Constitution, the Legislature authorized the Governor to reorganize the functions of state agencies through the executive branch reorganization process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at California State University, Fresno —with an enrollment of more than 2,500 students —is comprised of seven departments: ( 1)  a gricultural business, ( 2)  a nimal sciences and agricultural education, ( 3)  c hild and family science, ( 4)  f ood science and nutrition, ( 5)  i ndustrial technology, ( 6)  p lant science, and ( 7)  v iticulture and enology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187