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

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget authorizes $500  million for the state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. (This amount is in addition to about $130  million in statutorily required state tax credits for the program in 2025-26.) 2025-26 is the seventh consecutive year the Legislature has authorized a $500  million tax credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget allocates $500  million to the California Housing Finance Agency ’s Mixed-Income Loan Program, which provides loans to builders of housing targeted at low- and middle-income households. Funding for Housing-Related Infrastructure Funding.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - The budget proposes a total of $ 500  m illion one ‑time General Fund towards housing tax credit programs. Of this amount, $ 300  m illion would be allocated to the state ’s existing Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

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

Feb 20, 2019 - For example, providing $ 500  m illion in subsidies to affordable housing builders would almost certainly yield around 5, 000 n ew units of housing. Given the uncertain benefits, we recommend the Legislature not appropriate $ 500  m illion for one ‑time rewards for locals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Feb 9, 2022 - The budget proposes $1  billion General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and $500  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 to address the immediate housing and treatment needs of people with complex behavioral health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - While the 2019 ‑20 budget provided MIP $500 million General Fund over four years, subsequent budget reversions associated with the COVID ‑19 pandemic made only $250 million available to the program over two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 21, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget provided $ 500  m illion one ‑time General Fund to establish the Homelessness Emergency Aid Program (HEAP). Eligible cities and CoCs can use the funds for a variety of short ‑term housing solutions for the homeless, such as shelters and rapid rehousing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942