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

May 30, 2025 - For example, CSM determined that requirements to develop certain monitoring and work plans; provide specific information in annual reports; and develop plans for various studies, such as investigations of sediment toxicity in streams, to be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Work in Some Industries May Also Become Less Stable. Changing climate patterns will also make work less stable and predictable for many industries and workers. In particular, incidents like extreme heat, fires, smoke, and severe storms will cause work interruptions and instability in primarily outdoor ‑based industries such as construction, tourism, recreation, agriculture, and logistics/goods movement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - As a result, many renters who were out of work earlier in the pandemic may now be working again and able to stabilize their household finances. On the other hand, 1. 4  m illion workers remain unemployed and recent surges in the pandemic have resulted in a new round of tightened public health orders, which could have financial ramifications on renters and lead to further accrual of rental debt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Considering the State's Role in Elections - How Do Elections Work Today? [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video How Do Elections Work Today? May 3, 2017
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=109

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

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS has been collaborating with DHCS to coordinate the departments ’ work across CCE and BH ‑CIP. The departments have contracted with an external consulting and research firm to serve as the administration entity for CCE and BH ‑CIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Making Government Make Sense: A More Rational Structure for State and Local Government [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1993 - Making Government Make Sense: A More Rational Structure for State and Local Government [Publication Details] Description: California's existing "system" of government does not work together to achieve the public's goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/156

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - To see how DOF ’s proposed methodology would work, consider an example. In 2017 ‑18, tasks completed by the assessor staff in a participating county resulted in an increase of $500  million in taxable property values.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756

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

May 12, 2021 - For instance, if there are broad, long ‑standing changes to where people chose to live and work, the pandemic could, over time, change the key economic drivers of a community. As an example, some employers may continue to provide their employees additional flexibility to work remotely even after the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency subsides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - The law requires employee representatives and employers to do specific activities within specific time frames to set up the fact-finding panel and to aid the panel in its work. The fact-finding panel makes findings of fact and recommends advisory terms of settlement to the parties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190