California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Consequences of California's High Housing Costs [Video]

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - California's High Housing Costs - Overview [Video]

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California's High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences - Why Doesn’t California Build Enough Housing? [Video]

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $120  million one-time General Fund for the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), HCD ’s flagship affordable housing program. Of this amount, 10  percent is set aside for California tribes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 30, 2025 - Based on Our Assessment, the Administration ’s Proposal Lacks a Strong Rationale. We find that the Governor ’s position conflicts with both an appellate court decision and CSM ’s determination that local governments did not have sufficient authority to raise fees prior to 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - We then describe the Governor ’s proposed suspension of the Santa Ana regional board ’s stormwater-related mandate, assess the proposal and the Legislature ’s options, and conclude with our recommendation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - California has 12  percent of the total population in the U.S. but accounts for about one-quarter of the country ’s homelessness count. State ’s Data System Suggests Number of People Experiencing Homelessness Is Even Higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - The costs imposed by this mandate include legal counsel services, indirect —such as administrative —costs , and law enforcement ’s time to ensure youths consult with legal counsel. Accordingly, the Commission ’s decision makes costs incurred by a local government to meet this requirement reimbursable by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Receipts Vary [Video]

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Receipts Vary [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California’s Property Taxes November 29, 2012 In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California 's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's report "Understanding California
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Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Distribution Concerns [Video]

Understanding California’s Property Taxes - Tax Distribution Concerns [Video] Search LAO Videos Understanding California’s Property Taxes November 29, 2012 In these videos, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst Mark Whitaker and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Chas Alamo discuss California 's property tax as a companion piece to the LAO 's report "Understanding
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