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 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - In the near term, how the fee revenue supporting the existing program would interact with the proposed MORE Program is unclear. Would the fee revenue roll over to the MORE Program? Details on Focus of Proposed New Program Will Be Important.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Conclusion California has made notable progress in its engagement and development of partnerships with local governments since 2018 ‑19 when the state began taking a more active role in addressing homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Additionally, the administration should explain how the services offered through the WPC pilots would interact with similar housing support programs for individuals with mental illness, such as NPLH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 20, 2019 - We suggest the Legislature engage the administration in a discussion of the ( 1)  a llocation process, ( 2)  e ligible activities and program guidelines, and ( 3)  e xpected housing production achievements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - While the state economy has experienced a modest rebound since that time, the pandemic continues to disrupt the lives of all Californians in small and large ways, from changing how we interact in our communities to the way we work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312