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

Overview of Propositions 98 and 99 [Publication Details]

Apr 24, 2008 - Overview of Propositions 98 and 99 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1820

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

Oct 22, 2025 - In addition, trailer bill legislation creates new exemptions from CEQA requirements for various categories of projects, including specified “infill ” housing developments (such as certain projects on vacant land within an urban area), farmworker housing, rural health clinics, day care centers, food banks, broadband deployment in a right-of-way, and advanced manufacturing facilities (with each exemption type subject to various requirements and limitations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - The current response to the state ’s housing crisis often has centered on how to improve affordable housing programs. The enormity of California ’s housing challenges, however, suggests that policy makers look for solutions beyond these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Provides grants to communities to expand or develop emergency shelters, navigation centers, and supportive housing. Proposition  1 (2018) CalHome. Provides grants to local public agencies and nonprofits to assist first ‑time homebuyers become or remain homeowners through deferred ‑payment loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, Chapter  202 of 2019 (S B  99 , Nielsen) and Chapter  681 of 2019 (A B  747 , Levine) require that safety elements identify evacuation routes. California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584