State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - A small town has more than 2,500 residents but fewer than 10,000 residents. All other areas are considered rural. We  used the Census Bureau ’s core ‑based statistical areas to define zip codes according to major metro region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

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

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - These results, however, may not be indicative of how quickly Census workers will be able to count people in other cities and towns across the nation. Specifically, the dress rehearsal was conducted in an urban area and enumerations will likely be slower in less densely populated areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the 2018 wildfire season included the Camp Fire in Butte County, which became the single most damaging wildfire in state history with nearly 19,000  structures destroyed and 85 fatalities, including the near ‑total destruction of the town of Paradise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - For example, after San Francisco ’s set aside requirement was increased to 15 percent in 2006, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association noted that these requirements were so high that they “were beginning to suppress housing production except in the most expensive parts of town. ” In 2012, voters approved a measure to reduce the requirement to 12 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470