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

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Given this, offering rewards to cities and counties in hopes of boosting housing production seems like a risky bet. If the Legislature were to allocate funding for rewards, it cannot be sure what effect, if any, such a program would have on home building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - The 1 Percent Tax—Where Does Your Money Go? [Video]

This animation summarizes the major steps county auditors take to distribute this money.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=96&videoId=144

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - 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annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed (permanently eliminating it or making it optional), suspended (rendering it inoperative for one year), modified, or funded in the annual Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - In fact, in many elections, state issues make up the majority of the ballot. While the state reaps regular benefits from county elections administration, it only sporadically provides funding to counties for elections activities or equipment.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Bridge Funding May Make Sense but Forthcoming Details Will Be Important. The Governor indicates the homelessness funding proposed in the 2022‑23 budget is intended to address near‑term needs while previously funded long‑term housing solutions come online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521