2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Vote Center Model of Voting. Under SB  450 (Chapter  832 of 2016), counties may replace the precinct model with a new “vote center ” model. Rather than opening thousands of polling places, implementing counties will be required to open a certain number of vote centers (based on population).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

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

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