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

Mar 6, 2026 - In such cases, this rigid approach would result in resources being tied up unnecessarily for most of the year, undercutting the state ’s priority of quickly deploying funds for developers to build projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - DSS also is in the final phases of contracting for the Financial Management Coordinator for the Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program. This contracted third-party entity will be responsible for administering payments for foster youth ’s activities under the strengths building component of the Tiered Rate Structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Counties will continue to scope their programs and build the needed capacities to deliver their selected services in the coming years. We describe some trends from the counties and their CPPs in the next several paragraphs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106