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

Oct 22, 2025 - Under the California Dream for All model, borrowers do not make any payments on their downpayment loan until the home is sold or paid off. At tha t time, they will owe the original loan amount plus a certain percentage of the increase in home value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Notably, while taking such additional steps will be important to mitigating the effects of climate change, they will come with trade ‑offs. Accordingly, it will be important for the state to consider these trade ‑offs, including ensuring that impacts on housing supply and affordability are appropriately considered as part of any actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Because the California Constitution does not require the state to reimburse local governments for costs to comply with federal law, disagreements have arisen over the years about whether all of the requirements in a given water quality permit are specifically required by federal law or whether they impose ad ditional requirements from the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - This, in turn, can lead to more diseased, dying, and dead trees, which can exacerbate the severity of wildfires by providing more combustible  fuels. According to the state ’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment , by 2100, the frequency of extreme wildfires burning over 25,000 acres could increase by nearly 50 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Instead of focusing on the short term, the state may be better off focusing on opportunities to further improve long ‑term planning and considering other policy changes aimed at boosting home building over the long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - LAO Comments Post Election Manual Tally Mandate Would Be Added to Backlog. Under the Governor ’s proposal, county costs related to this mandate would be added to the existing backlog for mandate claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - These high housing costs make it difficult for many Californians to find housing that is affordable and that meets their needs, forcing them to make serious trade –offs in order to live in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - LAO Comments Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate Would Be Added to Backlog. Under the Governor ’s proposal, county costs related to this mandate would be added to the existing backlog for mandate claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - This added complexity could create increased administrative burdens for builders, lenders, and government agencies tasked with funding affordable housing. Added complexity also could open the possibility of unintended consequences or misuse of funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - Inflationary adjustments for all fuel excise taxes —both those previously existing and those added under SB   1 —will begin July 1, 2020. The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142