The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Budget-related legislation transfers the administration of HHAPP from Cal ICH to HCD beginning in the 2023-24. Intent language identifies a legislative interest in enacting future legislation to further focus Cal ICH ’s role in providing statewide policy coordination and development by transferring grant administration responsibilities to HCD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Similar trade ‑offs would apply for any potential redirection from RMRA, which also funds state highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects, along with providing funds to cities and counties for local streets and roads and supporting several smaller programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - Students may transfer from a community college to a UC or CSU campus, typically after completing certain lower-division courses and meeting transfer-specific minimum GPA requirements.   Extent of Online Course Offerings Varies Notably Across the Segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - To generate additional revenue for city activities, the city assesses various per-barrel taxes on the oil production that occurs within city limits. Over the past several decades, the city has applied these taxes to the state ’s share of tidelands revenue, reducing the amount of revenue the state receives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Specialty Mental Health: Delay of Presumptive Foster Care Mental Health Transfer. Chapter  402 of 2022 (AB  1051, Bennett) changes the requirements around presumptive transfer of responsibility for specialty mental health service provision for foster youth placed in congregate care settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Many deserted wells still need to be researched to verify well location, assess facilities, and seek ownership documentation. The Legislature could consider focusing funding exclusively on these research activities to have a better idea of the identification, scope, and cost of well remediation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

LAO May Outlook Estimates of Proposition 98 Guarantee [EdBudget]

May 16, 2023 - b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee.   c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/732

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under May Revision [EdBudget]

May 16, 2023 - Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under May Revision [EdBudget] a Excludes $933 million supplemental payment associated with Proposition 28 (2022). b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. c Reflects per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent (one of the Test 3 factors).  
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/727

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - Cities. The budget provides $ 500  m illion to cities for homelessness, public health, public safety, and other services to combat the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic. Of this total, $ 225  m illion is provided to cities with populations greater than 300, 000 t hat did not receive a direct federal allocation and $ 275  m illion is provided to cities with a population of less than 300,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - For cities, federal funds ranged from 0. 03 p ercent to 67percent of local revenues. (This small amount on the low end for cities largely is because small cities did not receive any CRF funding directly from the federal government.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428