The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Nevertheless, the point-in-time count can serve as a useful indicator of broad homelessness trends over time. In January 2024 (the most recently available data), 187,000 people were counted as homeless —an all-time high for the state, and 36,000 (24  percent) more than were counted in January 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 5, 2025 - The Department of Finance indicates that this approach is allowable under the Constitution. We note, however, that local governments cannot go back in time 15 years and cease required activities to avoid incurring costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS indicated that a joint request for applications (RFA) portal for CCE capital expansion projects and BH ‑CIP shovel ‑ready projects will be launched February 15 for counties, cities, tribes, non ‑profits, and for ‑profit organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - HCD indicates a strong interest in moving quickly in order to take advantage of opportunities created by commercial property vacancies due to the COVID ‑19 pandemic. Awards would be anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 21, 2019 - This indicates a demand for additional short ‑term assistance. The Governor ’s proposal helps address this unmet demand, which could cost $ 2  b illion to $ 3  b illion annually to fully address. Reasonable to Invest in Short ‑Term Assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

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

May 12, 2021 - For example, the extent to which a local government provided services with increased demand during the pandemic likely indicates how a local government ’s expenditures may have been affected by the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

Mar 23, 2017 - The administration cites the low take-up rate of the 2007 ‑08 grants as an indicator that the grants need to be increased in order to achieve better participation from cities and counties. Moreover, the administration believes city and county participation is particularly important because the Census Bureau will no longer be validating 100  percent of the national residential address list through fieldwork.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Of the $195  million, the Secretary of State indicates that counties have $32  million remaining for these purposes. (Los Angeles and San Diego counties have the most left with $6.9  million and $7.7  million, respectively.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

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

Feb 20, 2019 - The administration indicates that this approach is likely to produce housing units more quickly and cost ‑efficiently than traditional projects because housing developers would not need upfront capital to purchase the land and would not need to wait for local review processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Current estimates indicate the state government will receive $1. 4  b illion, while local governments will receive $1. 2  b illion. Federal requirements provide some limitation on the use of this funding, including that eligible households must have experienced financial hardship due to COVID ‑19, be at risk of homelessness or housing instability, and have a household income at or below 80  p ercent of the area median.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312