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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, in Fresno County, the historical trends of five days of extreme heat per year are projected to increase to 29 days annually between 2035 and 2064 and 43 days annually between 2070 and 2099.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Given this, offering rewards to cities and counties in hopes of boosting housing production seems like a risky bet. If the Legislature were to allocate funding for rewards, it cannot be sure what effect, if any, such a program would have on home building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - In addition, the Legislature could require SCO to complete its audit of the sample of claims within a specific number of days after receiving an RRM proposal —perhaps 60 days. Alternatively, the Legislature could consider requiring the CSM to hold an informal conference with DOF and other interested parties prior to adopting an RRM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Vote centers will be similar to polling places, but will offer more services than polling places and be open for more days. In addition, under the vote center model, all registered voters will receive a VBM ballot, not just those who have opted to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - (The other one-third were identified as “sheltered homeless, ” meaning they were spending the night in an emergency shelter or other temporary housing.) California has 12  percent of the total population in the U.S. but accounts for about one-quarter of the country ’s homelessness count.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 5, 2025 - (In addition, four of the six required activities were one time in nature and thus local governments have already completed them without cause to incur further costs.) …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 30, 2025 - (In addition, some of the required activities were one time in nature and thus local governments have already completed them without cause to incur further costs.) …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at CSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - The budget also provided $600  million in one ‑time funds for HCD to administer planning and implementation grants to regional entities for activities targeted towards the state ’s climate goals and reducing vehicle miles traveled, such as infill developments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This report focuses on how a changing climate is affecting the housing sector and key issues the Legislature faces in responding to those impacts. This is one of a series of reports summarizing how climate change will impact different sectors across California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4584