Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Increased Supply, Lower Costs Lack of Supply Drives High Housing Costs. As we demonstrate in California ’s High Housing Costs , a shortage of housing results in high and rising housing costs. When the number of households seeking housing exceeds the number of units available, households must try to outbid each other, driving up prices and rents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant declines—or potential permanent extinctions—of the state’s native fish species represent not just a loss of public trust natural resources, but also impair the state’s fishing industry and economy, as well as dispossess some of California’s Native American communities of essential elements of their tribal culture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - Other information collected by the Census Bureau —like socioeconomic and housing characteristics —used to be collected as part of each census, but now are collected through the Census Bureau ’s American Community Survey exclusively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=20&videoId=139

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving
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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video] Search LAO Videos California 's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences March 17, 2015 In this series of short videos, Senior Fiscal & Policy Analysts Chas Alamo and Brian Uhler discuss the many factors that have a role in driving California 's
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=20&videoId=138

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - While state requirements presently exist or are planned for the construction of new homes and communities in areas currently designated as being at high risk of wildfire or under the state ’s responsibility for fire protection, these requirements do not cover other areas that may become high risk in the near future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - Second, existing state affordable housing programs seek to spread affordable housing across all communities in an effort to increase access to high amenity neighborhoods and avoid further concentration of low-income households in high -poverty areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - In January 2024 (the most recently available data), 187,000 people were counted as homeless —an all-time high for the state, and 36,000 (24  percent) more than were counted in January 2019. Two-thirds of those counted were unsheltered (such as people living on the street or in a park).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS received $805  million —$450  million federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funds, $53  million Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services ARPA Fund, and $302 General Fund —in 2021 ‑22 to administer the CCE program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521