The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - As part of the 2025-26 budget package, the state approves two new affordable student housing projects —one at the Davis campus and the other at the Santa Barbara campus. The 2023-24 budget provided UC with $50.7  million ongoing General Fund for debt service associated with eight state-approved affordable student housing projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 5, 2025 - Uses Proposition 2 bond funds (rather than UC revenue bonds) to support an intersegmental student housing project involving Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz. 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/Education/EdBudget/Details/1024

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - House of Representatives (House). Each of the 50 states is represented by 2 senators, with 100 senators in total. The House has 435  members. The number of representatives in the House for each state depends on how many people live in that state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitutional initiative pertaining to a housing assistance program for certain University of California (UC) employees (A.G.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Proposition  35 allows the Legislature to amend its provisions with a three ‑fourths vote in each house, so long as the amendment furthers the measure ’s intent and purpose. Thus, the Legislature potentially could amend the measure ’s limit on taxing commercial enrollment, enabling the state to have a large and proportionate tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Some of the major drivers of these reductions included deactivating housing units at four prisons, eliminating staffing for gatehouses at prison entrances, and not renewing a contract related to medical parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government [Publication Details]

Oct 22, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5082

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

Oct 22, 2025 - BCSH = Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CHHA = California Housing and Homelessness Agency; Cal ICH = California Interagency Council on Homelessness; and HDFC = Housing Development and Finance Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - For more information about how this legislation —as well as Chapter  650 of 2025 (SB  158, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), which makes some refinements to the CEQA-related changes —affect housing development, please see our post, The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness, and Local Government .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions a Includes $1.3 million in reimbursement authority. b Reflects transfer from the Department of Housing and Community Development. BCSH = Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CHHA = California Housing and Homelessness Agency; Cal ICH = California Interagency Council on Homelessness; and HDFC = Housing Development and Finance Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/