The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - In particular, the Census Bureau plans to try to reduce the need for door-to-door household visits by improving outreach and providing more modes for response. To that end, the Census Bureau plans to send mailed questionnaires to only a portion of households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - In the years following Proposition  41 ’s passage, some counties replaced defunct punch card voting systems with electronic voting equipment. By 2005, actions taken by then Secretary of State Kevin Shelley and the Legislature imposed certain restrictions on electronic voting systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

May 5, 2025 - However, for certain property-related services —water, sewer, and refuse collection —local governments can raise fees without voter approval unless a majority of affected property owners submit written protests (majority protest).
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

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Without a waiver of Miranda rights, information collected through a law enforcement interrogation generally is not permissible in a court case filed against the youth. State Required Legal Counsel for Certain Arrested Youths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - This is because the level of future workload will primarily depend on the number of victims of crime without legal status that request certification documents, which could be higher or lower to an unknown extent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Millions of California residents visit the coast annually to fish, swim, surf, and enjoy nature, particularly along the one‑third of the coastline owned by the State Parks system. A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Without additional funding to preserve affordable housing, the state could see its advancement on affordability diminish over time. How Will the State Administer the New State Housing Tax Credit Program?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2014 - A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details] Video Description: For about 100 years, California’s local governments generally could raise taxes without directly securing their residents’ consent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2978

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - To gauge the effect of these state credits, we looked at how New Market Tax Credit investments changed in states after they adopted state credits and compared these investment changes to similar states without state credits (using a statistical method known as synthetic control).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038