The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Budget-Related Legislation Updates California Dream for All Program. Budget-related legislation directs the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) to make changes to the California Dream for All program, a shared appreciation loan program for first-time homebuyers, intended to better target loans to people who could not purchase a home otherwise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Establishes California Dream for All Program. The 2022-23 budget provides $500  million General Fund one time to establish the California Dream for All Program to help first-time homebuyers purchase a home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Both U.S. citizens and California Dream Act students (sometimes referred to as AB  540 students) are able to participate in the program. (This latter group consists primarily of undocumented students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The first three —Control Sections 11.91, 11.95, and 11. 96 —provide the administration with additional flexibility to expend state and federal funds. The second two —Control Sections 19.56 and 19. 57 —provide appropriations for a variety of legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The Legislature could formally require the Secretary of State to report its f indings and recommend possible improvements to SB  450 following the state ’s experience with the new voting model. How Should The State Use the Remaining 2009 Settlement Funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - Consequently, monthly ownership costs for these homeowners were around $1,000 less than the typical homeowner ($1,650 vs. $670). Because most inherited homes have been owned for decades, children typically are receiving a property with lower ownership costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The State 911 Advisory Board, which consists of 11 members (most with expertise in public safety), is responsible for advising OES on matters related to the state ’s 911 system. Funding for the state ’s 911 system comes from a monthly surcharge on telephone customers deposited in the State Emergency Telephone Number Account (SETNA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - As discussed above, the Governor ’s budget proposes two new control sections —11 .92 and 11. 91 —that would provide the administration with significant flexibility in spending state, federal, and private funds on COVID ‑ 19 r esponse activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget assumes reductions to CDFA ’s budget of $11  million ($9.8  million General Fund) authorized by Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the budget act. This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems - Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems November 11, 2009 In this four-minute video, analyst Erika Li summarizes the LAO report Expanding Multi –Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems.
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