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

Oct 22, 2025 - Over the past several years, MHP has been funded a combination of one-time General Fund appropriations and general obligation bonds. Another Round of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. The budget authorizes $500  million for the state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Figure 2 Through 2024 ‑25, the State Has Provided $900 Million for Four Rounds of ERF General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 5, 2025 - Prior to 2007, state statute exempted water boards ’ water quality permits from the state mandate process (and, therefore, consideration for reimbursement) as they were generally understood to be implementing federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Without a waiver of Miranda rights, information collected through a law enforcement interrogation generally is not permissible in a court case filed against the youth. State Required Legal Counsel for Certain Arrested Youths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - With the knowledge that Chapter 781 would increase state General Fund costs by at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Legislature approved the legislation that (1) shifted the responsibility for the redistricting process from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to an independent commission and (2) anticipated state General Fund support for the activities required by the law that the Commission identified would be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 Budget Proposal Expands and Proposes General Fund for MPRROP. The budget proposes $25  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, and $75  million in 2023 ‑24, to finance preservation and conversion of affordable mobile home parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - The budget proposes $1  billion General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and $500  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 to address the immediate housing and treatment needs of people with complex behavioral health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposal includes $18.4  million in one ‑time General Fund to reimburse certain local governments in Los Angeles County for costs related to the Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Safety Elements of Local General Plans. Chapter  608 of 2015 (S B  379 , Jackson) requires that climate change adaptation and resilience be addressed in the safety elements of all general plans in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Typically, counties appropriate general fund revenue to pay for costs related to administering elections. Generally, when counties administer elections for other local governments —cities, special districts, and schools —those local governments pay for the cost of those elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786