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

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Staff reviews the applications, scores them, and makes the awards. (Cal ICH staff administered the program through 2023-24. The state transferred program administration to HCD —also under the BCSH Agency umbrella —beginning in 2024-25.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Similarly, more people would live in California if more housing were built for them. Time Period Covered by Housing Goals Is Too Short. Decisions that communities make today about housing will shape those communities for decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Considering the State's Role in Elections - How Do Elections Work Today? [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video How Do Elections Work Today? May 3, 2017
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=109

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

Feb 9, 2022 - As Cal ICH reviews applications, their scoring system prioritizes funding for applications that (1)  demonstrate a commitment to collaborate with local and state partners to resolve encampment issues; (2)  address encampments with 50 or more occupants; and (3)  reflect a diverse range of communities across the state, including rural, urban, and suburban communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Many existing homes were built to different standards than are commonplace today, making them less resilient to the effects of climate change. For example, many older homes were built with features—such as wood shake roofs, cedar siding, or single‑paned windows—that make them more vulnerable to igniting during wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Introduction to Proposition 13 [Video]

Today, there are many questions about the impacts of these changes. Our report Common Claims About Proposition 13  examines some of these questions and which of them can be answered by the data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Are Similar Property Owners Taxed Differently Under Proposition 13? [Video]

Today, there are many questions about the impacts of these changes. Our report Common Claims About Proposition 13  examines some of these questions and which of them can be answered by the data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103&videoId=153

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Did Proposition 13 Cause Residential Properties to Pay a Larger Share of Property Tax? [Video]

Today, there are many questions about the impacts of these changes. Our report Common Claims About Proposition 13  examines some of these questions and which of them can be answered by the data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103&videoId=154

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details] The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Format: HTML Description: The Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program provides grants for local communities to address homeless encampments by funding housing and other services to the people living there.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007