The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - In reality, the amount of such bonds (and thus 4  percent tax credits) needed for HDFC projects will be dependent on several factors —some which cannot be anticipated at this time —and could vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - This time line would be more reasonable than the administration ’s plan for a full launch of the PDL process this July, giving both the administration and the Legislature additional time to adjust their own processes (including the annual budget process) to the new realities of GenAI technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - However, the reality is more complicated, with many factors that contribute to families ’ risk for child maltreatment —such as poverty —existing far outside of local child welfare agencies ’ control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - We also find that more projects acknowledge the realities both of the annual legislative budget process and of state entities ’ continued programmatic responsibilities that necessitate some elements of the traditional approach to project D &I.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure  4 shows how 2024-25 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels compare to 2025-26 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels and the administration ’s estimates of the 2026-27 federal SSI grant increase. The projected increases to maximum SSI/SSP grant levels in 2026-27 are entirely due to the estimated federal SSI COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Figure  2 shows that the enacted budget ’s reductions vary by program. In some cases, such as the Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program, budget reductions effectively zero out funding for a previously authorized initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Figure  1 shows how these proposals are distributed by program area. (Appendix 3, also provides a list of these proposals.) As the figure shows, most of the discretionary increases are to finance some capital outlay projects with cash instead of lease revenue bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure  3 shows how 2023-24 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels compare to 2024-25 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels and the administration ’s estimates of the 2025-26 federal SSI grant increase. The projected increases to maximum SSI/SSP grant levels in 2025-26 are entirely due to the estimated federal SSI COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Available Data on Maltreatment Reports Show Some Differences Between Older and Younger Youth in Accessing Foster Care  .  .   . Based on available data, maltreatment reports for older and younger youth show some differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Finally, Figure  3 shows that the exit rate has accelerated in October and November to about 10  p ercent of the caseload, above the recent average of about 6  p ercent to 8  p ercent. (This figure also shows the significant decline in exits in the spring of 2020 —largely reflecting the temporary suspension of redeterminations.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341