Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Earned Income Tax Credit. 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 Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Round one ($150  million) is focused on mobile crisis infrastructure and round two ($16  million) is focused on local planning activities. DHCS has awarded $138.8  million through round one and $1.5  million through round two so far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - As shown in Figure  1 , nearly 80  p ercent of households with less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings rent, whereas only 28  p ercent of households with more than $150, 000 i n annual earnings rent. As shown in Figure  2 , more than half of workers who have lost their jobs are members of lower ‑income households (less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 12, 2021 - For instance, if there are broad, long ‑standing changes to where people chose to live and work, the pandemic could, over time, change the key economic drivers of a community. As an example, some employers may continue to provide their employees additional flexibility to work remotely even after the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency subsides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - The 1 Percent Tax—Where Does Your Money Go? [Video]

This animation summarizes the major steps county auditors take to distribute this money.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=96&videoId=144

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

May 30, 2025 - 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/5054

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

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

Oct 22, 2025 - Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents. The funding will enable the department to administer the initiative for another year (through June 2026).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - In addition, investors that maintain their investment for at least ten years will not be taxed on any capital gains earned on their Opportunity Zone investment. Various Government Programs Help Californians Afford Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038