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

Oct 22, 2025 - (The actual shortfall reported by San Mateo, Mono, and Alpine for 2023-24 totaled $118  million.) Budget Package Authorizes General Fund Backfill of Local Property Tax Losses from Los Angeles Wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Feb 14, 2022 - For the 2022 ‑23 augmentation, HCD anticipates releasing the NOFA in January 2023 and announcing awards in June 2023. For the 2023 ‑24 augmentation, HCD anticipates releasing the NOFA in January 2024 and announcing awards in June 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

May 5, 2025 - In 2023, CSM determined that the specific requirements listed in Figure 1 were state mandates. It further determined that between June 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017, these mandates were reimbursable by the state because during that period, local governments did not have fee authority sufficient to cover the cost due to the applicability of the Proposition 218 voter approval requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - For cities, federal funds ranged from 0. 03 p ercent to 67percent of local revenues. (This small amount on the low end for cities largely is because small cities did not receive any CRF funding directly from the federal government.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Beginning in 2023-24, budget bill provisional language has set aside ERF monies for local partnerships with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to address encampments fully or partially in a state right-of-way (such as state property adjacent to a freeway).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 2, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate The 2023-24 Budget County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate [Publication Details]

May 2, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4766

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - As the state law applicable to this mandate was repealed in June 2012, the Governor ’s budget makes no proposal to suspend, amend, or repeal the mandate. LAO Comments Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate Would Be Added to Backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

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

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Introduction to Proposition 13 [Video] Search LAO Videos Common Claims About Proposition 13 September 19, 2016 Proposition 13 was a landmark decision by California ’s voters in June 1978 to limit property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103&videoId=152

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

[Video] Search LAO Videos Common Claims About Proposition 13 September 19, 2016 Proposition 13 was a landmark decision by California ’s voters in June 1978 to limit property taxes. Today, there are many questions about the impacts of these changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103&videoId=153