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

Feb 20, 2019 - To build these affordable homes, builders typically need some type of subsidy because the rents and prices low ‑income households are able to pay do not cover builders ’ construction costs. Most often, this subsidy is provided through a combination of financial support from federal, state, and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Feb 9, 2022 - However, certain types of spending, like some funding for capital outlay, are excluded from this limit. Some prior homelessness funding —such as General Fund spending on the Homekey Program —has met the SAL definition of capital outlay and has been excluded from the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Oct 22, 2025 - Under the California Dream for All model, borrowers do not make any payments on their downpayment loan until the home is sold or paid off. At tha t time, they will owe the original loan amount plus a certain percentage of the increase in home value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - Targeting the work to the county assessors could result in a larger portion of California addresses being reviewed and verified. Given the proposed changes to the 2020 Census, the Legislature will want to consider what types of outreach should be done in the years and months leading up to the count.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Wildfire Mitigation Partnership and Safer From Wildfires Framework. The Department of Insurance, working with other state agencies and stakeholders, has developed a list of specific mitigations for existing homes and communities in order to help homeowners reduce their individual risk.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to episodic disruptions, some of the most affected industries and regions may need to make long ‑term adjustments to remain viable, forcing some workers to relocate, train to adopt new industry practices, or shift to new types of work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - In particular, low ‑wage workers were in a precarious financial position before the pandemic, and tend to work in industries that were most affected by the pandemic. These workers are likely to rent, rather than own, their home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Voter Approval of No Place Like Home Represents Significant Investment in Long ‑Term Homelessness Solution. Voter approval of Proposition   2 i n 2018 authorized the use of funds from the Mental Health Services Act, which taxes income above $ 1  m illion, for No Place Like Home (NPLH).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - A state and federal income tax credit for low ‑income working families and individuals, which reduces the tax amount owed by the tax ‑filer and, in some cases, may provide eligible filers with a refundable income amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

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

Feb 14, 2022 - However, certain types of spending, like some funding for capital outlay, are excluded from this limit. Some prior housing funding —such as General Fund spending on IIG —has met the SAL definition of capital outlay and has been excluded from the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535