The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - Given this, offering rewards to cities and counties in hopes of boosting housing production seems like a risky bet. If the Legislature were to allocate funding for rewards, it cannot be sure what effect, if any, such a program would have on home building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

May 30, 2025 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by CSM as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed (permanently eliminating it or making it optional), suspended (rendering it inoperative for one year), modified, or funded in the annual Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - LAO Comments Bill Analysis Anticipated State Costs. When the Legislature considered Chapter  781, the bill analysis identified that the legislation would create “significant state reimbursable General Fund costs of at least several hundred thousand dollars every ten years.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Initial National Analysis by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Estimated California Renters Owe $1.7   Billion in Unpaid Rent. In October 2020, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia published a national analysis of rental debt due to COVID ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

May 5, 2025 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the C ommission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed (permanently eliminating it or making it optional), suspended (rendering it inoperative for one year), modified, or funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - Conclusion In this analysis, we provide a framework for the Legislature to use in order to identify which local governments ’ fiscal condition likely have been most affected by the pandemic. While the analysis focused on the use of federal funds, recent revenue trends suggest the possibility of a budget surplus, presenting an opportunity for the Legislature to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

Mar 4, 2020 - (To learn more about RRM see our March  17, 2016 analysis in The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates—Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology .) Recommendation Fund Mandate. The intent of Chapter  712 was to promote increased victim reporting of crime and cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2011 - Note: In a letter dated February 16th, 2011 we responded to questions regarding our analysis of the California Redevelopment Association’s study of the economic effects of redevelopment included in this report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2009 - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: The Governor’s 2009-10 budget plan contains a proposal to shift some funding for some criminal justice programs from the state to the local level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1913