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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Despite these steps, some households —especially households headed by undocumented adults, who are ineligible for most federal stimulus programs, and those who have not received UI benefits due to processing delays —undoubtedly continue to struggle financially due to the effects of COVID ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Given this, offering rewards to cities and counties in hopes of boosting housing production seems like a risky bet. If the Legislature were to allocate funding for rewards, it cannot be sure what effect, if any, such a program would have on home building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938