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

May 5, 2025 - Governor ’s Position Conflicts With the Court ’s and Commission ’s Decisions. The justification behind the Governor ’s proposal conflicts with decisions by both the 2022 appellate court and CSM. The court determined that local governments lack fee authority when voter approval pursuant to Proposition  218 is required, distinguishing this requirement from the majority protest requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 30, 2025 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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