The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Previous budget actions allocated $360  million for use as Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAPP) bonus funds to supplement the base HHAPP grants of local entities that achieved specified outcome goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The additional slots would include 250 slots for students with less financial need. Students with less financial need could earn a $3,000 education award but not the $7,000 living stipend. Assessment Some Evidence Suggests College Corps Is Meeting Its Objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Consider Aligning Affordability Requirements With Density Bonus Law. One possible starting point could be for the Legislature to align these requirements with the state Density Bonus Law —a state policy that offers incentives and regulatory relief to housing developers that set aside a portion of their housing for low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - However, the administration indicates that the work could have other benefits, such as improving the quality of health care or reducing unnecessarily bureaucratic processes, thereby freeing up staff time to address other workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Free and Reduced Price Meals. School district provide free and low ‑cost school meals to low ‑income pupils. Homeless Emergency Aid Program. Provides funding to eligible cities and Continuums of Care for a variety of short ‑term housing solutions for the homeless, such as shelters and rapid rehousing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Allocates 18  percent of funding ($180  million per round) towards bonuses for entities that meet program goals, at the discretion of HCFC. Previous years ’ budgets provided $950  million in HHAPP funding to cities, counties, and CoCs provided in the prior two rounds, as well as $500  million in flexible aid provided to cities and CoCs through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - Second, many sites providing meals to targeted populations have closed during the current crisis, including schools which provide students free or reduced-priced meals and congregate meal sites which serve seniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2010 - The sale-leaseback is designed to free up the state’s equity in the buildings to provide one-time revenue for addressing the state’s current budgetary shortfall. We estimate that the sale of buildings would result in one-time revenue to the state of between $600 million and $1.4 billion, but that annual leasing costs would eventually exceed ownership costs by approximately $200 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2261

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Proposition  2 (2024) Workload. The budget provides DGS $59.5  million over 5 years (including $12.5  million in 2025-26) from the 2024 State School Facilities Fund and $356,000 ongoing from various funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081