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

Mar 11, 2025 - Campuses receive grants from California Volunteers that include funding for Fellows ’ living stipends. Campuses are responsible for distributing these living stipends to Fellows on a monthly basis. California Volunteers also gives campuses funding for some education award coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - This is less likely to occur in communities where new housing construction is limited. Faced with heightened competition for scarce housing, middle –income households may live longer in aging housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345

Proposed Changes to Veterans Home in Yountville

Mar 6, 2018 - As shown in Figure  1, the services provided at the homes range from independent living-style domiciliary care to intensive skilled nursing services and memory care for residents with dementia and/or mental impairment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3771

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

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Others fear new housing will bring changes to their lifestyle or standard of living, such as increased traffic congestion or strained local resources. Hesitance about new housing can lead residents to pressure local officials to use their land use authority to slow or block new development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Even though LCFF was a key reform initiated by the prior administration, the new administration continues to fund it. The largest Proposition  98 augmentation in the Governor ’s budget is $ 2  b illion for LCFF, which covers a 3. 46  p ercent cost ‑of ‑living adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Assessment Concerning MVA Condition Raises the Bar for Approving New Spending. Despite the MVA ’s projected near-term stable condition, the account ’s surplus margins remain slim and the administration estimates it will become insolvent in 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Will New Plan Solve the Problem? What evidence is there showing that the transition to a statewide approach will solve the problems identified above or problems that lead OES to propose abandoning the regional approach?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - For instance, in 2013 t he Bureau conducted a series of studies to examine the feasibility and effects of using new data collection methods in the 2020 Census. In addition, the Bureau ’s analysis and publication of the final Census population counts will continue until 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909