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

Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves [Publication Details]

May 5, 2014 - Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves [Publication Details] Video Description: During the recession, residential and commercial real estate values declined throughout California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3010

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - Census counts every person who lives in the United States (including territories like Puerto Rico) whether he or she is a citizen, legal resident, or undocumented immigrant. Traditionally, each household receives a questionnaire in the mail that asks a few basic questions including the number of people in the household, their names, their ages, their race/ethnicities, and whether or not the occupants of the household own or rent their home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - New Market Tax Credits, established in 2000, provide tax credits to taxpayers who invest in businesses or real estate in certain economically distressed areas. Investments under this program have been made for a wide variety of purposes, including renewable energy and affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

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

May 12, 2021 - As a result, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations, are eligible for FEMA ’s Public Assistance Grant Program for emergency protective measures taken during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - This cost allocation sometimes is referred to as “ballot real estate. ” Neither the state nor federal governments currently provide ongoing funds to counties to administer elections. In the past, the state provided funds to counties to pay for election mandates, which we describe in more detail in the nearby box.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

Feb 20, 2019 - (This is in addition to the $ 43  m illion allocated for the program in the budget with revenue from the recent real estate document recording fee.) Like the tax credit program discussed above, this program aims to increase housing production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Specifically, recent research suggests that communities the federal government designated in the 1930s as “hazardous ” for real estate investment through a process known as redlining tend to experience hotter temperatures and more flood risk than other areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584