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

Mar 4, 2020 - Chapter  721 of 2015 (SB  674, de Le ón) requires that upon the request of a victim or a victim ’s family member, certain officials complete a certification document if the individual is a victim of a qualifying crime and has been or is likely to be helpful to the investigation or prosecution of the crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

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

Oct 22, 2025 - Fee revenue is to b e deposited into a fund administered by HCD and used to fund VMT-reducing projects such as affordable housing near transit stops. The Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation is required by July 2026 to issue initial guidance for this new program, including providing details such as the methodologies for determining the amount of the fee and estimating the anticipated reduction in VMT resulting from payment of the fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - Below, we discuss the Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II mandate, which is on e of two newly identified state mandates in the 2020 ‑21 budget. Background Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Administers State Law Authorizing Collective Bargaining for Local Governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Ultimately, the state would have limited recourse when it comes to funding costs incurred by local governments from activities the commission finds to be reimbursable mandates during the tim e the mandate claims were under review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

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

Feb 21, 2019 - In particular, the administration should explain ( 1)  l ocal matching requirements for the additional funds; ( 2)  e ligibility requirements for WPC pilot participants; and ( 3)  h ow state funds will expand, rather than supplant, existing federal and local funding for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Glaeser, E. L., & Luttmer, E. F. (2003). The Misallocation of Housing Under Rent Control. The American Economic Review , 93 (4). Guerrieri, V., Hartley, D., & Hurst, E. (2013). Endogenous Gentrification and Housing Price Dynamics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

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

May 12, 2021 - As an example, some employers may continue to provide their employees additional flexibility to work remotely even after the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency subsides. These changes could affect the value of commercial property and over time lead to deceleration in local government property tax revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Instead, the program appears to have provided a windfall benefit to communities that would have increased permitting in 2001 e ven in the absence of the program. Limited Compliance With Housing Element Procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938