The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - Because Opportunity Zone investments can be made anywhere in the country, California ’s Opportunity Zones are competing with zones in other states for investment. Arguably, creating a state Opportunity Zone benefit could help draw investment to California from other states by making California Opportunity Zone investment more financially attractive to investors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Approaches include: capital improvements for housing and shelters; direct delivery of services, such as healt h education; and rental assistance programs. Despite these efforts, significant demand for short ‑term homelessness assistance remains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget package allows affordable housing developers funded by HCD to access and reinvest equity in their affordable housing projects in order to finance further investments in other affordable housing projects, subject to specified limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - (A CoC is a federally required regional planning and coordination body comprising local governments, nonprofit service providers, and other member entities focused on addressing homelessness in their area.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Given the significant one ‑time investments in affordable housing in recent years and the proposed one ‑time investments by the Governor in 2019 ‑20, the Legislature should ask the administration how it plans to fund future maintenance costs associated with existing and future affordable housing developments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - Due to financial challenges at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shortly after the NHTF was created, allocations to the NHTF were suspended. In late 2014, the federal administration lifted this suspension. The first allocations from the NHTF to states were announced in the summer of 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580

Local Investment Reporting Mandate [Publication Details]

Jan 18, 2000 - Local Investment Reporting Mandate [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/653

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

Feb 20, 2019 - While the Legislature has taken important steps in this area in recent years, opportunities remain for further improvement. In this section, we offer some ideas for improvements in long ‑term planning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Chapter  159 of 2019 (A B  101 , Committee on Budget) requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with OPR, to develop recommendations for an improved regional housing needs allocation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Applications will be assessed along a number of criteria, including: efforts to advance racial equity, financial viability, long ‑term operational sustainability, and comprehensive use of resources to serve the target population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521