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

Feb 21, 2019 - In addition to leading the nation with the highest number of homeless individuals, California has the highest proportion ( 69  p ercent) of unsheltered homeless individuals of any state in the nation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - State Administers ERF Competitive Grants for Local Jurisdictions. In 2021-22, the Legislature created the ERF program and charged Cal ICH with administering it. The purpose of ERF is to provide competitive grants to cities, counties, and CoCs to address “critical encampment concerns ” in their communities and transition individuals to “safe and stable housing, ” with a focus on permanent housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $410  million is available to projects in all communities through a competitive grant process. The remaining $90  million is reserved for projects in counties with populations less than 250,000 or cities within those counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

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

Oct 22, 2025 - Provisional language exempts the department from having to go through the state ’s contracting process to obtain a vendor to run the initiative, but includes language stating legislative intent that any future funding for the program use a competitive-bid process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - According to a nationwide survey conducted by the National Multifamily Housing Council, shown in Figure  4 , the share of rent payments that were on time during COVID ‑19 has been only slightly lower than the share made on time during the same month in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

May 12, 2021 - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Program Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) F EMA Reimbursement. On March  13, 2020, the President declared a national emergency in wake of the ongoing COVID ‑ 19 p andemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones The 2019-20 May Revision Opportunity Zones Summary. The Governor proposes to allow state tax benefits for investments in alternative energy or affordable housing in communities designated as Opportunity Zones under a new federal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing The 2017-18 Budget National Housing Trust Fund Staffing National Housing Trust Fund Background. In 2008, the federal government established the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) a new program to fund construction of affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580