The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - The Commission estimates that the initial state cost of claims from local governments related to the mandate between the second half of 2020-21 and 2021-22 could range between $37,000 and $1.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - Like the three years used by the Commission, the average number of opened fact-finding cases across these eight fiscal years also averaged to about 40 cases each year; however, the range was much more wide with only 15 cases in 2011 ‑12 and 59 cases in 2012 ‑13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - The Commission estimates that the initial claims from local governments for costs incurred by the mandate since 2016 could range between $2.3  million and $3.3  million. Additionally, the Commission estimates that the annual costs to the state to pay this reimbursable state mandate going forward could range between $605,000 and $1.3  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Damage to Private Property and Public Infrastructure Wide Range of Structures and Facilities Face Threat of Damage. A changing climate and more frequent disasters will impact many existing buildings and structures across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Mar 23, 2017 - Grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000 per local government. The amount of funding provided to each local government was based on the amount of new construction in each jurisdiction. Overall, 42  percent of cities and counties participated and $1.8  million in grants were distributed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - The Governor ’s proposed $18.4  million for reimbursement claims represents the high end of the range of potential costs estimated by the commission, and assumes pending SCO  audit reductions ultimately are challenged and disallowed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

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

Jan 24, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle. The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

Feb 9, 2022 - As Cal ICH reviews applications, their scoring system prioritizes funding for applications that (1)  demonstrate a commitment to collaborate with local and state partners to resolve encampment issues; (2)  address encampments with 50 or more occupants; and (3)  reflect a diverse range of communities across the state, including rural, urban, and suburban communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

May 12, 2021 - For cities, federal funds ranged from 0. 03 p ercent to 67percent of local revenues. (This small amount on the low end for cities largely is because small cities did not receive any CRF funding directly from the federal government.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - The lack of widely available maps of the full range of future climate‑driven risks makes it more difficult for decision makers to fully incorporate these risks into their planning activities. Additionally, since some communities face multiple risks from climate change, understanding how maps of future risks for individual hazards overlay to affect a community’s overall risk will be important.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584