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

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Additionally, is the state activ ely disseminating best practices related to homelessness response and providing robust technical assistance to best position local entities for success? Is Cal ICH positioned and supported to effectively oversee the homelessness ‑related programs administered across the many state entities administering them?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These closures affected an average of about 950,000 students per year in 2017‑18 through 2019‑20. Schools and child care providers will need to plan for how they can maintain continuity of education and services—particularly for more vulnerable and impacted students—as climate change disruptions become more frequent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Accordingly, arrest data are the best proxy. Other factors also add uncertainty. For example, the number of interrogations may fluctuate based on local policing decisions or changes in the number of youth arrests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

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

Oct 22, 2025 - Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents. The funding will enable the department to administer the initiative for another year (through June 2026).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Feb 20, 2019 - What Is the Best Timeline for Awarding New Affordable Housing Funding? Even if the Legislature ultimately approves the Governor ’s proposals, the Legislature should consider the best timeline for awarding the new housing funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - A December 2017 federal law (known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) established new tax benefits to encourage investment in certain economically distressed areas —called Opportunity Zones. States had discretion to identify Opportunity Zones based on federal guidance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038