The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Addressing the structural budget problem will require difficult trade ‑offs. Backfilling lost federal benefits under H.R.  1 would require billions of dollars in additional budget solutions. …While Counties Face Multiple Cost Pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Promising Idea of Providing Tax Credits for HDFC ‑Approved Projects … The Governor ’s proposed concept of automatically awarding private activity bonds and tax credits to HDFC ‑funded projects has the potential to address an important and fundamental problem in the state ’s affordable housing funding system: developers having to apply to different state entities for project funding, with no assurance that awards will be made consistently to fund projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - IHSS Costs Have Increased Over Time Given the structural budget problem, it is important to better understand the main drivers of cost increases in the state ’s major programs. In this section we provide some historical information on the primary drivers of cost growth in IHSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166