Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Although uncertainty remains about the timing and magnitude of when and how these hazards and their resulting impacts will manifest, the science is conclusive that they will be part of California ’s future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Throughout 2020, mortgage delinquencies remained very low, in part because —as discussed earlier —job losses have been less severe in jobs typically held by homeowners and federal stimulus programs have stabilized household budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - This is in large part due to the swap excise tax increasing by 5.6 cents per gallon, which went into effect at the beginning of the fiscal year. Going forward, shared revenues are expected to increase further as the new road improvement fee on ZEVs takes effect, as well as the fuel taxes and new vehicles fees are adjusted annually for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget Act appropriates $100  million one-time General Fund for Round 5 of the ERF initiative —consistent with an agreement between the Legislature and Governor as part of June 2024 negotiations over the final 2024-25 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Feb 20, 2019 - No Increase in Number of Cities With High Housing Permit Growth. If the Jobs Housing Balance Incentive Grant Program had encouraged cities to increase permitting in 2001 b y at least 12  p ercent, we would expect to see more cities with permit growth above 12  p ercent in 2001 c ompared to past years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Nevertheless, the point-in-time count can serve as a useful indicator of broad homelessness trends over time. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 30, 2025 - Maintains Mandates From January 1, 2018 Forward. Because the Governor ’s proposed suspensions would only concern the historic time periods in question, the permit requirements mandated by the state would remain in effect as of January 1, 2018 and until each regional board adopts a new permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - Maintains Mandate From January 1, 2018 Forward. Because the Governor ’s proposed suspension would only concern the historic time period in question, the permit requirements would remain in effect as of January 1, 2018 and until the regional board adopts a new permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - The 2024-25 amount includes $1.2  million one time for the initial claiming period between the second half of 2020-21 and 2021-22. It also includes $1  million General Fund to support such costs in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

May 12, 2021 - For example, the Department of Public Health has allocated more than $1. 5 b illion in federal funds to local public health jurisdictions to expand lab capacity; increase testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and epidemiology activities; improve data reporting; conduct targeted outreach to vulnerable communities; and manage distribution and administration of vaccinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428