The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - Completing the Federal Form I-918. In completing the Federal Form I-918, federal law requires applicants to provide information and supporting documentation demonstrating that all specified federal requirements have been met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Households with incomes up to $142, 000 i n San Francisco and $70, 000 i n Bakersfield would be eligible for housing constructed using funding from this program. Provides Grants to Local Governments Aimed at Increasing Housing Production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - As shown in Figure  1 , nearly 80  p ercent of households with less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings rent, whereas only 28  p ercent of households with more than $150, 000 i n annual earnings rent. As shown in Figure  2 , more than half of workers who have lost their jobs are members of lower ‑income households (less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Mar 4, 2020 - (In a prior decision, Local Agency Employee Organization: Impasse Procedures I, the commission determined that the fact-finding process established in law before Chapter   314 —a process established by Chapter  680 of 2011 [AB  646, Atkins] —did not require local governmental employers to participate in a fact-finding process.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Voter approval of Proposition   2 i n 2018 authorized the use of funds from the Mental Health Services Act, which taxes income above $ 1  m illion, for No Place Like Home (NPLH). The Legislature created NPLH in 2016 t o build and rehabilitate permanent supportive housing for those with mental illness who are homeless or at ‑risk of becoming homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

May 12, 2021 - If so, the Legislature could consider targeting these additional resources to those local governments that, based on the factors presented in this an alysis, are under the most fiscal pressure due to a combination of ( 1) d ecreased revenues, ( 2) i ncreased costs, and ( 3) r elatively lower allocations of state and federal relief funds thus far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

Feb 20, 2019 - We offer a package of changes to long ‑term planning that we think should be considered: ( 1)  b etter incorporating measures of housing demand into the calculation of housing goals, ( 2)  l engthening the planning horizon, ( 3)  f urther enhancing state oversight and enforcement, ( 4)  p reempting local land use rules if communities do not faithfully participate in long ‑term planning, and ( 5)  i ncreasing financial incentives for locals to approve housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - Volume  I. Quantitative Study of Success Rates in Metropolitan Areas. Prepared by Abt Associates for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , 2 –3 . Glaeser, E. L., & Luttmer, E. F. (2003).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345