The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - 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. Furthermore, statewide costs could be affected by other factors that remain uncertain, such as ch anges in the number of counties that choose to file reimbursable claims and the extent to which counties include law enforcement or indirect costs in their claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Building New Housing Indirectly Adds to the Supply of Housing at the Lower End of the Market. New market –rate housing typically is targeted at higher –income households. This seems to suggest that construction of new market –rate housing does not add to the supply of lower –end housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - This mandate would add slightly to the existing backlog. When considering payment in the future, the Legislature would need to consider in what order it would like to pay down these existing obligations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Today, given resistance to add more dense housing to single ‑family neighborhoods, many communities have very limited space on which to accommodate new housing. The share of neighborhoods experiencing any home building has dropped significantly over time in many cities, as shown in Figure  2 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Certain homes—particularly older homes—may also need to add features such as air conditioning, modern insulation, and air filtration to mitigate the effects of extreme heat and outdoor wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - A pandemic ‑induced job loss adds further financial stress to these households. Due to the composition of the industries and occupations most affected by public health restrictions and declining economic activity, renter households have faced higher rates of job loss during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312