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

Oct 22, 2025 - The reverted funds come from three sources: (1)  the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program, (2)  IIG Catalytic Program, and (3)  Commercial Property Pilot Program. Savings were scored to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides up to 12 m onths of loan forbearance for borrowers who have been affected by COVID ‑19. Mortgage payments are not made during forbearance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Similarly, we would expect to see fewer cities with permit growth below 12  p ercent. This is because some cities with past permit growth slower than 12  p ercent would increase their permit growth to above 12  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Three of the fuel tax increases went into effect on November 1, 2017 and include a (1)  12 cent per gallon increase to the gasoline excise tax, (2)  20 cent per gallon increase to the diesel fuel excise tax, and (3)  4  percent increase to the diesel sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - To assist the Legislature in its fiscal oversight role of this large and multiyear program, this post: (1) provides data on the size of the population of people experiencing homelessness in California and recent state spending on housing and homelessness; (2) describes the ERF program’s goals, funding, and reporting requirements; (3) provides an update on ERF grantee awards,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - As part of the 2011 ‑12 budget package, the Legislature enacted a major shift —or “realignment ” —of state criminal justice, mental health, and social services program responsibilities and revenues to local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

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

May 30, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Climate models project that by mid‑century, Los Angeles County will experience an average of nine days of extreme heat per year, growing to 12 days per year by the final decades of the century. In contrast, Sacramento County is projected to experience 20 days per year of extreme heat by mid‑century and 28 days annually by the end of the century.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 5, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039