July 2017 Update: Los Angeles’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics

Jul 6, 2017 - Some also have suggested that the IOC could “sweeten the deal ” by providing more money to the 2028 host. More IOC money could reduce Games budgetary risks and/or fund more youth sports activities in Southern California, but others have suggested such a deal is not feasible for the IOC. 2028 Challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3695

Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics

Mar 23, 2017 - The study anticipates that there would be between 2.6  million and 3.3  million people attending the 2024 Games and that 41  percent of attendees would come from outside the Los  Angeles area. Such visitors from elsewhere in the U.S. and around the world will bring their money and spend between $1  billion and $2  billion in Los  Angeles, according to the study,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3622

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - The two Los Angeles Games, however, were financial successes, while the Squaw Valley Games required significant state financial assistance. 1932 Los Angeles Games. In 1923, Los Angeles was awarded the 1932 Games.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Lends money for construction of rental housing projects with units restricted for at least 55 years to households earning less than 60  percent of area median income. Multifamily Housing Program. Provides low ‑interest, long ‑term deferred ‑payment permanent loans for new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional rental housing for lower ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Money Transmitters Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines businesses that receive money for transmission and sell or issue payment instruments and stored value. (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2017 - We discuss the federal government's significant role in a possible Los Angeles Games and the potential role of state legislative oversight in helping keep public financial risks low, if Los Angeles is chosen over Paris to host the Games.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3622

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - There are likely better, more cost ‑effective ways for the state to spend this money —potentially reuniting more property with owners. (Our February 2015 report, Unclaimed Property: Rethinking the State’s Lost and Found Program , outlined a variety of options for the state to reunite more property with owners.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Overall, most programs increase employment and earnings among participants while receiving a subsidy. However, the ultimate goal is to improve long-term employment prospects of these workers. Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - In this post, we assess administration-proposed trailer bill language that would increase certain fees charged by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and make recommendations to help ensure the department has the resources it needs to meet its oversight and regulatory mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5025