The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - In San Francisco, households with incomes between $71,000 and $95,000 would be eligible, while the range for Bakersfield residents would be $35, 000 t o $47,000. For both the expanded and new state tax credits, the Governor ’s budget assumes no reduction in revenues due to the tax credit in 2019 ‑ 20 o r in its multiyear budget plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - O f this amount, $762  million is set aside annually for specified purposes such as active transportation, bridge and culvert repairs, and transportation research. The remaining funds are distributed equally between (1)  highway maintenance and rehabilitation and (2)  shared revenues for local streets and roads.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - HDIS is a statewide data warehouse that aggregates and matches individual-level data collected and reported by the state ’s 44 Continuums of Care [CoCs]. (A CoC is a federally required regional planning and coordination body comprising local governments, nonprofit service providers, and other member entities focused on addressing homelessness in their area.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 5, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
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 - The state has until December 31, 2024 t o spend its federal ARP allocation. As such, we recommend the Legislature not allocate all of the ARP funds available to the state as part of its 2021 ‑ 22 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - This level is about even with the average level of delinquency from 2017 t o 2019, and significantly lower than the level during the last recession. Why Have Delinquencies Remained Low? As discussed earlier, federal actions to boost household incomes, as well as low unemployment among higher ‑income workers (who are most likely to be homeowners), have helped most homeowners weather the downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - With these approaches, recipients receive assistance as long as they need it (as long as their income remains below certain levels). Long ‑term rent assistance tends to be more expensive than rapid rehousing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Comparing cities ’ permit growth in 2000 t o growth in 2001 we find no evidence of an increase in permitting. As Figure  4 shows, there were fewer cities with permit growth just above 12  p ercent in 2001 t han in 2000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Coastal Flooding and Erosion From Rising Sea Levels Sea levels along the California coast are projected to rise by about six inches by 2030 and as much as seven to ten feet by 2100 compared to 2000 levels, depending upon the degree of warming the planet experiences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575