The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - The state ’s ability to spend the major augmentations within the proposed time lines is unclear. Consider Longer ‑Term Plan for Expanded State Role in Housing. The scale of the housing crisis in California is significant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Along those lines, the Governor ’s proposal to revamp long ‑term planning for housing is worthwhile. The Legislature has taken important steps in this areas in recent years. That being said, opportunities to improve the current system remain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Supportive housing also typically takes years to site and build. Balancing out the higher costs and long implementation time is the fact that recipients of these programs are less likely to fall back into homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

Oct 17, 2019 - This program helps to fund infrastructure needed to support higher-density housing built on infill  sites —that  is, sites within already developed communities. Of this amount, $410  million is available to projects in all communities through a competitive grant process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Since the focus of the state ’s program is on providing housing, grantees generally are limited to using non-ERF funds (such as local funds) for site restoration/clean-up activities. Beginning in 2023-24, budget bill provisional language has set aside ERF monies for local partnerships with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to address encampments fully or partially in a state right-of-way (such as state property adjacent to a freeway).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 2, 2023 - Chapter  781 established requirements for the composition and establishment of the redistricting commission as well as criteria, time lines, and procedures that the redistricting commission must follow when developing new supervisor district boundaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

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 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Following this, when applying for funds, local entities will be required to submit documentation of (1)  control over the property to be acquired or rehabilitated, (2)  approval for any necessary local permits, (3)  adherence to behavioral health facility licensing requirements, (4)  preliminary construction plans and time lines, (4)  capacity to meet the local match requirement
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521